Dem Fightin Words!

The media should be ashamed that they are not spending more time focusing on the incredibly scary situation going on in Asia between North and South Korea. Let's save the complete history for a different time, and instead focus on the past few months.

1. First off, the Korean War never ended. In 1953, both sides declared an armistice to stop major military operations. Neither side agreed on a peace treaty.

2. Earlier this year, North Korea frightens both South Korea, the United States, and the rest of the world when they do long range missle testing.

3. On March 26th, according to a team of non-partisan international experts, a South Korean battleship was torpedoed by a North Korean submarine - killing 46 South Korean sailors.

4. North Korea claims innocence and feels humiliated.

5. South Korea begins a psychological warfare campaign. They have also barred trade, blocked shipping routes, and they are blasting loud propaganda announcements into North Korea.

6. This is infuriating North Korea. Thus, they have kicked out all South Koreans from the North. Plus, they have said they will retaliate if any plane or ship crosses into North Korea territory.

7. Hillary Clinton arrives in South Korea to try to develop a peaceful solution with the South Korean government. However, at the same time the United States has 28,500 American troops in Seoul plus thousands of troops in Japan that have ramped up military exercises.

8. On Tuesday, Kim Jong Il orders his 1.2 million military members to immediately begin combat training.

9. The American stock market plummets today ended at its lowest point since February. Most financial experts blame the uncertainty in Asia as a major reason for today's collapse.

Am I forgetting anything? To me, in this situation, there is little that Clinton or the United States can do. This is an issue that countries like China, Japan, and India have to involve themselves with. A Korean War II would have devastating consequences for the whole region on many different levels. The United Nations has been very vocally opposed to North Korea's actions in the past year. However, let's not forget that the U.N. Secretary is Ban Ki-Moon... a South Korean. He has a bias and North Korea knows that. If China really wants to become a super power, then they need to get involved in issues likes this.