A retired naval officer says at some point the United States must draw a line in the sand in dealing with the threat from communist North Korea.
Recently an estimated 100,000 North Koreans packed Pyongyang's main square, chanting and thrusting clenched fists into the air. One official told the crowd that North Korea's armed forces "will deal an annihilating blow" to any sanctions or "provocations" by the United States. The rally came a day after President Barack Obama extended U.S. economic sanctions against North Korea for another year. North Korea is threatening to enlarge its atomic arsenal and unleash a "fire shower of nuclear retaliation" if attacked. Cdr. Kirk Lippold (USN-Ret.), a senior military fellow at Military Families United, says the situation in North Korea must change. "At some point, what is existing right now for a government in North Korea has got to fundamentally change. The abuse of its people and its continuing proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery means we are finally going to have to draw a line in the sand," he suggests. "At some point we're going to have to say, 'Enough is enough.' If they continue with this type of behavior, we are going to start taking, if necessary, unilateral action to prevent them from carrying out their behavior." The use of force should still be the last option in dealing with this rogue state, Lippold concludes.
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