Gatsby wrote:
It could be that both China and Russia are simply protecting their borders from a massive flood of refugees,
expected to result from the anticipated colapse of the North Korean government, and ensuing food and petroleum shortages.
Do you notice that there is never any mention of the number of North Koreas weapons that are capable of reaching targets
in Russia and China. After all Kim Jung Un is insane, he does have numerous weapons of mass destruction,
and he lives right in their own back yard. How would you like to have Kim Jung Un for an ally?
Semper Fi.
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So, are you saying that both Russia and China are expecting the imminent collapse of the government of North Korea? That means that neither of these countries is preparing to help North Korea. Since the chubby little fella running North Korea only cares about his political power, I would believe he has no other option than to launch a surprise military attack on South Korea and American assets. The collapse of his power internally is a worse option than being obliterated by American power. Besides war is an uncertain enterprise. Something unpredictable may go right for him. With that calculation I believe Trump with the permission of Russia and China would be wise to decapitate the only fat guy in a starving country because he is backed into a corner and will stop threatening and just launch his missiles soon.
Perhaps somebody has a mole inside North Korea and could cut a deal with one of the underlings to make him the next well fed guy in North Korea if he puts a bullet into their Dear Leader.