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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Aug 14, 2017, 07:54 PM Aug 2017

N.Korea's Kim Jong Un says will watch U.S. bit longer before acting -KCNA

UPDATE: SEOUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) - North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un received a report from his army on its plans to strike the area around Guam and said he will watch the actions of the United States for a while longer before making a decision, the North's official news agency said on Tuesday.

"The United States, which was the first to bring numerous strategic nuclear equipment near us, should first make the right decision and show through actions if they wish to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula and prevent a dangerous military clash," Kim was cited as saying in the report by KCNA.

The North's leader ordered the army should always be fire-ready should he make a decision for action, the report said.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nkoreas-kim-jong-un-says-will-watch-us-bit-longer-before-acting-kcna/ar-AAq5hu2?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

Backing away already. Probably just as well.

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N.Korea's Kim Jong Un says will watch U.S. bit longer before acting -KCNA (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2017 OP
Kim always had to back away VMA131Marine Aug 2017 #1
Sabre rattle, threaten the world, find a face saving out, rinse, and repeat FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #2

VMA131Marine

(4,145 posts)
1. Kim always had to back away
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 08:31 PM
Aug 2017

as the DPRK Government has always done in situations like these. Kim may be a megalomaniac but I don’t think he's crazy. He knows he would not survive a confrontation with the US.

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)
2. Sabre rattle, threaten the world, find a face saving out, rinse, and repeat
Mon Aug 14, 2017, 08:36 PM
Aug 2017

That's been North Korea's thing for decades. Usually, they get a nice reward of food / aid afterwards too.

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