Why do only a few people around here understand that it isn’t SK vs NK. It’s China/Russia/NK/(Possibly Iran) vs Japan/US/SK. You think Europe is gonna be in this one? Hell no.
.....”SK vs NK. It’s China/Russia/NK/(Possibly Iran) vs Japan/US/SK.”.....
I agree they are all players in this...and there are more as well, who have vested interest in the out-come of N.Korea ..however it goes.
But it is a very tricky situation and those parties are fully aware that any decisions made will affect the population there....and they too are a key player, but nobody knows how the populace will respond. They have no means of communicating apart from “underground” and those means are surely guarded.
Thanks for your reply. My observations are: China and Russia don’t want a failed N.Korea, nor a U.S. allied unified Korea on their border. Koreans hate The Japanese. China needs trade with S.Korea, Japan, and The U.S. My way of thinking is that the alliances mentioned are reactionary, and not permanent. I think if The U.S. pulls up stakes, and leaves, the players will sort things out, amongst themselves. Remember, in the same region, Siberia has a wealth of resources, and a small population, China has a huge population, and needs more resources. They don’t trust each other, and if The U.S. is no longer an issue, there won’t be much reason for them to remain allied. FReegards.