RSSU.S. Reaction to Uranium Enrichment Revelations May Have Prompted North Korean Aggression
Semper Fi Parents | November 27, 2010
Whatever the reasons, we've had 45,000 troops babysitting North and South Korea for over 50 years.
Isn't it about time we did whatever it may be that we need to do and get the hell out?
(CNSNews.com) – Pondering possible reasons for North Korea’s deadly artillery attack on its southern neighbor, some Pyongyang-watchers in South Korea believe the regime is trying to prod the U.S. into talks after its most recent provocation – the unveiling of previously-undisclosed uranium enrichment facilities – failed to generate the desired response.
Other proffered theories include a show of strength to quell any suggestion of internal instability surrounding North Korea’s succession process.
Although North Korean forces have occasionally caused provocations near the land and maritime borders Tuesday’s attack on Yeonpyeong island in the Yellow Sea was described in Seoul as the first direct shelling of its territory since the armistice that ended the Korean War in 1953.
More than 100 shells landed on the small island, which houses a military base and a civilian residential area, and lies just south of the Northern Limit Line (NLL) sea border, which Pyongyang does not recognize.
South Korea’s defense ministry said two marines were killed and 16 injured, six of them seriously. Three civilians were also hurt.
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