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North Korea poses no threat. It wants normalized relations. America needs enemies. Pyongyang's used for that purpose.
"It's North Korea, Again," headlined The New York Times .
"Recent weeks of saber-rattling and military escalation have affirmed a harsh truth: North Korea - which is much closer to putting a nuclear warhead on a missile than Iran and has threatened to strike the United States and its allies - is the more urgent challenge. The major powers still haven't figured out how to solve it.""The Obama administration was prudent to bolster its forces in the region."
"".Washington has an obligation (to) defend the homeland (and) reassure South Korea and Japan that America's defense commitments remain firm."
As usual, Times editors twisted truth. North Korea threatens no one. It wants peace, not war. It wants its sovereign rights respected. It wants US provocations to stop.
It opposes Obama's Asia pivot. It does so for good reason. America's greater military presence threatens its security. It compromises regional peace.
Gunboat diplomacy escalates tensions. It's done for that purpose. It causes instability. It creates problems. It doesn't solve them.
North Korea's justifiably concerned. America's military presence is menacing. Its exercises are provocative. Key Resolve began in February. It's now completed. Eagle Fold runs through April 30.
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