Norks Tear Up Treaties with South Korea. What’s Kim’s Game?
Umm…uh oh?
SEOUL (AFP) — North Korea said Friday it is scrapping all political and military agreements with South Korea, including one on their sea border.
The statement from the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, a body handling cross-border relations, accused the Seoul government of pushing relations “to the brink of a war.”
The statement follows months of strained relations. Earlier in January South Korea’s military ordered a border alert after the North’s army threatened an “all-out confrontational posture” against Seoul.
I cannot even begin to tell you what this means, except to say that the Norks have been growing increasingly more confrontational with South Korea over the past few months. I really don’t know what Kim Jong-Il’s game is here. It could well be that his country is a lot worse off than we think, and he needs to flex some muscle in order to get the aid he needs to keep his leadership intact for a while longer. Maybe. Kim is known for blustering his way into concessions from his neighbors and the US.
I’ll be on the lookout for some decent opinions about what could be happening here. If you all see anything, drop links in the comments, please.
(Via Ed Driscoll on Twitter)
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