I wonder who will blink first

Oh, those Russians....North Koreans.

Growing up the most frightening thing about something called a Korean War was whether Hawkeye was going to make Frank Burns eat worms. As a person theoretically became educated he learned it was a "police action", then conflict and so on, but really it was a war, never really ended, only a truce or armistice, no winner or loser, just an opportunity for several large belligerents to walk away because there wasn't going to be a winner, whistling in innocence hoping "nobody saw that".


North Korea wasn't then, hasn't been since, and can't seriously expect now to get what they want. Honestly I'm not even sure what that is, unification I suppose is a possibility, but after 60 years do they even know? Their older politicians military leaders, that still function, couldn't possibly have been seriously old enough to serve in the original conflict. I could be wrong about that, but I haven't read anything about child soldiers in North Korea and I've been reading a lot lately. I believe potentially the North Korean military has been pushing propaganda so long and so much they may actually believe what they're selling. That's the purpose of propaganda, I just can't see how their "elite" even buy it. I don't think the South Koreans for one minute are prepared to give up their lifestyle for their Northern Kin. (or is that Kim). So it strikes me as ludicrous they continue their charade, the don't have to save face...nothing has fucking happened in 60 years...well, not much.

So, their fearless penultimate everloving protector of the good and righteous leader is 28 (best guess) years old. No one can actually confirm this age...its a state secret. So, Lil' Kim "puddin bowl" Jong Un has to prove himself I guess, not sure to who...other North Koreans I suppose..because I seriously don't think the rest of the world cares who's in charge, they just wonder "WTF now..." on semi regular basis. No matter who is in charge, Lil' Kim or his belated pops, or his belated pops...they're like the kid on the block who has no friends because he's.....stupid and yet tries to do everything to get attention, from poor attempts at bullying, threatening, throwing rocks to stamping his feet and throwing a tantrum. They sooo badly want to be taken seriously that you can't, buuuuuuut you'd better. Dude's got Nukes...like 4...smaller than Hiroshima, but he's got 'em. Huh. That can't be good. They're too big to fit in a ballistic missile, so he's gonna....watch a few more Bugs Bunny Cartoons and see if that wacky coyote has any delivery ideas.

So, this has concerned Asia and the US, with some stern finger wagging and a good tongue lashing from various other armchair nations around the Globe. (I'm just surprised Stephen Harper has said something "condemning" or equally wishy washy.) The US has ordered up another 16 ICBM interceptors for the West Coast, just in time for 2017. Then they'll have 40 of the darn things.....coolio. 4 nukes, 40 interceptors...0 delivery systems. Hmmmmmmm. Okay, lets say it'll take the DPRK 4 years to make the weapon of usable size, something doesn't have a great track record if their expecting to need 10 interceptors per warhead. I guess they could anticipate more weapons in 4 years, I just don't know why they let them get there. I'll try to get back on track now....

So the little pot o' fudge wants to be a serious player, so he's risking being bombed back into the stone age with all his antics, after all the South Korean PM has a venomous swish in her skirt and I actually think she's gonna take him out back behind the bike racks and kick him right in the goolies if he farts wrong.

I'm not totally taking the western angle on this, but really, I buy the propaganda I'm exposed too as well. I appreciate the angle the US has taken right up until recently...they ignored him...utterly. He mouthed off, they said "watch your mouth" and went about doing whatever they were doing and ignored him. He threatened, they ignored and then they went "Hey, North Korea? See this? See this B-52? Do you see the suppositories it carries...no Vaseline dude". yeah, that helped. They actually tweeted the picture. In kind of  an obnoxious style, it was amusing, but then do the DPRK elite have twitter? The deliberate leak of the flights was definitely propaganda, for our benefit I'm sure, ....The flights are regular anyways, they're still at war, been that way for 60 years. Letting us know they are paying attention to the stupid annoying fat kid and his antics but really really trying not to care (or bomb him back into the Stone Age). Probably good I'm not in charge of a world power. I would have.

So now, tensions rise, as typically they do every 6 months or so, just really high right now. It'll either stay this way or someones gotta blink. Can't be the DPRK....they gotta rep in 'hood (its their own hood, and they're the only ones who care) but they'll never be taken seriously. EVER. Can't be the Western agents of enormous satanic prophecies....or they'll have been pushed over by the fat kid and everyone will do it and no one will take them seriously either.

Who blinks first? Place your bets, place your bets.......bets are closed, spin the wheel!