I'm not afraid of North Korean aggression. They've been threatening us for years now with wild hyperbolic talk and nothing has come from it. Sure, they threaten to "Nuke the world" and apparently they have among the largest armies in the world.
But they can't feed their population, must less their troops. I never served in the military and I'm hardly an expert on modern warfare, but I'm fairly certain that soldiers need to eat.
North Korea presents a problem that we all have though. How do we deal with the posturing bully that terrorizes their own people, threatens everyone they don't like, and is generally just a giant nuisance to the world? Do we leave it to Japan and South Korea?
I've heard people say "Wait till the North Koreans uprise against their own government." It doesn't work that way. North Korea is the most oppressive and controlled country in the world. According to the amazing book "Nothing to Envy" by Barbra Demick, "You do not talk politics with your girlfriend, boyfriend or family in North Korea". These aren't people who can just have a revolution by themselves.
North Korean prison camps are brutal. By far the worst places in the world. The Aquariums of Pyongyang was not as well written as the Gulag Archipelago but in some ways is just as important. To think that people are suffering like this today makes me sick.
I don't think military action against North Korea is a good thing-but if North Korea gets too out of control and too threatening, it might be time to put the gloves on and play liberator
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