(January 25, 2013 at 8:11 pm)Chuck Wrote: I think the Kims have all been very rational, if cruel and ruthless. The Kims have all understood perfectly that the kim regime would never survive unless North Korea is under continuous state of siege. So each Kim have been consistent in finding every opportunity to remind everyone else in the world that North Korea needs to be put in a state of siege.
Perhaps. To me it just seems like they are stubborn and have no idea what to do next so they end up in situations like this. I see no way that announcing to the world that they want to attack the US is going to end well for them. Maybe like you say that's a way to rally the people of NK but losing aid from China is be a big problem for them. Why would you want to support your leaders if you, your family and your friends are starving?