North Korea has accused South Korea of trespassing their waters on Tuesday. (Yonhap News agency) They have now threatened to go back into military action.A South Korean report has said the the North fired a torpedo at a navy ship, which killed 46 sailors. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said that they will stop trade with the North, close their waters to the North's ships, and have an agressive military attitude towards the North. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged the North to tell what they know of their "act of agression" and said the U.S. supports South Korea's defence immensely. She said that North Korea should stop its "belligerence and threatening behavior." President Obama directed military commanders to work with South Korea now.
As a South Korean, I know my opinion may be very biased, but I feel that through the course of history in the conflicts between the North and the South, the South has not been very agressive
towards the North before the North's behaviour has been wrong. I think that in this case the North Koreans should admit what happened with the Korean ship and avoid a larger conflict. It seems as if the U.S. is ready to fight with the North and that is good in the case of an attack, but it would be best if there is no attack in the first place. That would not be good for the people of Korea, as well as the U.S. It is relieving that the U.S. fully supports its ally South Korea.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/05/25/north.korea.threats/index.html?iref=allsearch
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