N. Korea Bullying Tactics Belie Weakness

The best way to get past a bully is to confront them. Call their bluff.

Case in Point: before Israel responded to the rain of Hamas rockets by invading Gaza in December '08, Hamas was talking about how tough they were, how they were going to slaughter the Israeli soldiers who dared step over that line. When Israeli troops showed up on their doorsteps, however, they lost their voice and found a nice warm bunker to hide in. They literally would not come out and fight.

Same thing will happen with North Korea. Aren't you sick and tired of hearing about how they are going to rain down rockets on Seoul or kill American troops? Or, blah, blah, blah, as they continue to defy the UN, international community, and the norms of human dignity in their own country? Today, North Korea says that if Japan shoots down a rocket they fire (possibly at/over Japan, again, as they have done in the past), then North Korea will "rain down" death and destruction on Japan and other targets.

It is time for this to end. If North Korea shoots a rocket at or anywhere near Japan, they have every right to shoot it down (if they can). And, if North Korea decides to respond by attacking Japan, we should respond as if they attacked San Francisco or LA. The bullying must stop.

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