North and South Korea may have just fought a battle.

[Variola Major]

South Korean ship sinks near North Korean waters, North Korea may or may not have been involved (I get the impression that they were), South Korean ship fires at a target (possibly birds, but somehow I doubt it) in North Korean waters.

Think this'll escalate into war, or end up not amounting to much, like the other Naval skirmishes between the two nations? I mean, the others led to nothing, but this one cost a ship, and most likely killed some sailors. If it does escalate into war, will China get involved? North Korea can't fight the South alone. South Korea's military is easily strong enough to defeat the North, even without the virtually guaranteed American military intervention on the South's behalf. Without China, the North is screwed. Then again, supporting the North means fighting the US, and China knows it. China does NOT want to fight the US. Such a war is highly undesirable for both America and China. It would be prolonged and bloody, and bring absolutely no benefit to either nation. China wants to keep America as a trading partner, and America is best off staying China's trading partner.  

[Floyd]

There have been a couple of documented brief skirmishes between the North and South over the past 20 years. Some navel encounters, some along the DMZ.

Any that involved the US Army forces still on station there have gone unreported of late.  

[Maddness91]

NK isn;t going to march across the DMZ until AFTER they get there nukes working correctly... any pot shots befor that are just potshots...

oh and about the US / china support... it;s called a proxy war... usa sends troops, china sends money and weapons, but never gets directly involved... yay Vietnam #4 confused
it;s like the reverse of Afghanistan for the Russians... RUS sent in there army, USA supports the mujaheddin to fight them and win...  

[Requiem ex Inferni]

For Christ's sake, can we PLEASE just blow North Korea up already and put the little man in his place? And then do the same to Iran?

Oh right, we have a p***y for president, so it won't happen.  

[Fresnel]

Requiem in Mortis

For Christ's sake, can we PLEASE just blow North Korea up already and put the little man in his place? And then do the same to Iran?

Oh right, we have a p***y for president, so it won't happen.

Also, pissing off the country that has our balls in a vice is a bad idea. Imagine how ******** we'd be if China slammed down a trade embargo.  

[Maddness91]

Fresnel

Requiem in Mortis

For Christ's sake, can we PLEASE just blow North Korea up already and put the little man in his place? And then do the same to Iran?

Oh right, we have a p***y for president, so it won't happen.

Also, pissing off the country that has our balls in a vice is a bad idea. Imagine how ******** we'd be if China slammed down a trade embargo.

they would never throw a straight embargo... they would get crippled to... they would just call in some of ur debt xp