Kim Jong-Un and some North Korean troops, looking very happy.

Saber-rattler-in-chief isn’t one of the many titles Kim Jong-Un has given himself, but it should be.  The North Korean dictator has been carrying on the family tradition of making war-like gestures towards South Korea, with one crucial difference.  North Korea has officially ended the 1953 armistice that brought the Korean War to an end.  Is North Korea preparing to attack South Korea or are they just barking without the capacity to bite?  That’s the big question for Korea and the United States.  The comments come in the lead-up to the annual Key Resolve war games, in which 10,000 South Korean and 3,000 American troops participate in joint exercises to prepare for a possible North Korean invasion.

Army General James Thurman, the top U.S. commander in South Korea, called the war game Calling the Key Resolve war games “a critical exercise in strengthening the readiness of combined Republic of Korea and U.S. forces,” Army General James Thurman said, “It concerns me when any signatory to a mutual agreement makes a public statement contrary to that agreement.  The success of the armistice has enabled the Republic of Korea to become a vibrant democracy, and we remain ready to defend the Republic of Korea.”

I’m sure it’s just posturing on North Korea’s part, but it’s kind of scary posturing, isn’t it?

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