The US has performed what seems to be a brilliant piece of diplomatic strategy in the case of the Cheonan sinking by North Korea. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has taken the lead is pursuing additional punishment against North Korea. She by doing so has of pushed South Korea to the backburner but she has changed the tone of the incident.
She has changed it from being a North vs South Korea deal into a North Korea vs the world situation. This effectively brings the entire world to bear on North Korea which should be a more intimidating threat to the president of that country. In addition, with world cooperation there is more of a chance that whatever is done will have a greater impact on the North Koreans. China is a major cog in the wheel and its actions will have a profound effect on whatever actions are taken. The Chinese and North Koreans are allies and for this cause the Chinese have remained neutral.
I guarantee you that our custom military ring customers who are stationed on the Korean penninsula are on full alert at this time. It would be a serious mistake for the North Korean government to try to escalate the situation. I don’t know if they realize that or not. It seems as if they don’t but then again they may just know how to talk up a good game.
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