Why North Korea Is Belligerent

The recent escalation of tensions in the Korean Peninsula recently is nothing new. So long as the world and the United States continue to "give in" to the demands of the rebellious state in the north, the entire Korean landmass will permanently be under the cloud of impending war. North Korea's regular aggression towards its neighbor is a constant reminder of how far the world has disregarded the inherent danger of war in the Pacific once and for all. The regime of Kim Jong Il thrives on intimidation and suppression even within the confines of its borders. It is but natural for it to do the same thing to its neighboring rival, which seemed impotent sufficient to strike back. However, with the murderous artillery barrage initiated by North Korea on the island of Yeonpyeong last week, which killed civilians and South Korean forces personnel alike, the Asia-Pacific region is never far from an additional one war.

Dprk or The Democratic People's Republic of Korea never stands alone. Its moving actions against South Korea was nurtured by the feeling of invulnerability due to its giant neighbor way up north, China and Russia. Or so it seemed. During and after the Korean War, North Korea was a total rabble but it managed to stand on its feet because of Chinese aid and encouragement. Russian aid also flowed freely for some years but dropped significantly after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Though its cheaper has improved after the Korean War, North Korea is still largely an impoverished country and its cheaper is, at best, struggling. some decades later, North Korea hardly shows any enlarge in terms of economic growth. With overemphasis on maintaining a broad army, North Korea's agriculture was not given much concentration resulting to severe food shortages throughout the country for years. Millions of people suffered malnutrition and many died of starvation. The Un and world, in its wisdom understanding this tiny, inconsistent nation was on the brink of extinction that aids amounting to billions were poured into the country to save the population. In reality, the people still suffered because food aid meant for them were diverted to the forces instead. This was the start of the enlightenment of North Korea's government--that it can dupe the world into continuously giving aid to the country straight through self-inflected suffering of its people. Thus, tasteless North Koreans suffer while Kim Jong-il and his cronies live in luxury and relax due to economic aids from its neighbors and the West. All Kim needs to do was to trigger some controversial notification of natural calamities to the world and wait. If no signs of nature-caused can be used to entice the world to take consideration on the plight of tasteless folk North Koreans, the North Korean government would switch to its an additional one tool--intimidation.

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Kim Jong-il knew that when he threatens his neighbors, say by emphasizing the destruction of Seoul straight through artillery fire, or by test firing missiles over the Sea of Japan, he would get the concentration of the world. He already used this tactic some times in this decade. North Korea's ambition to successfully originate an efficient nuclear gadget is an additional one way of its long list of intimidation strategies. And the world gave in...several times already. So long as the Un will continue to counter North Korea's threats with empty words, it will continue to act this way aggressively. The qoute is, the more the world ignores North Korea, the more violent its intimidation becomes. The incident at Yeonpyeong Island is a perfect example.

Why North Korea Is Belligerent

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