MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin - Re: Ugh. It gets worse.

It was planned well in advance. So the reaction of a 'war game' is to bomb people?

We also have quite a bit to be involved with. Several treaties that bind us into helping.

This stopped the Korean war. Which states how many troops we are allowed to have in Korea. This one is out the window if fighting starts again.
http://news.findlaw.com/wp/docs/korea/kwarmagr072753.html

Also this treaty with South Korea. Which basically states as a treaty 'if someone attacks you we will back you up'.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/kor001.asp

The reason the attacks have occurred in the particular area they did is because North Korea claims that they own it. Which if true means they are shooting at their own people?

Also N.Korea is hurting in a big way economically. They have basically 0 production of anything. One of their largest exports is heroin. The tons of food sent over are not given to the starving masses. It is diverted to the ruling class. They are getting desperate. So they are using this as leverage to get more aid sent in. They have been playing this trick since the early 90s.

Watch this video on the suffering of the people in N.Korea. Notice the bit in there where they talk about people in a huge manufacturing city saying there is no work because the machines have been stripped and sold for food.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1875007335054132657#

This is not going to end well for any of the 4 major players here (US, China, North Korea, and South Korea). The only 'peaceful' ways out is if the US and South Korea decide to send in more aid. Which is what N.Korea is after.