North Korea Shells South Korean Island

I know: let's start the Korean War all over again:

SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea fired dozens of artillery shells onto a South Korean island on Tuesday, killing one person, setting homes ablaze and triggering an exchange of fire as the South's military went on top alert.

In what appeared to be one of the most serious border incidents since the 1950-53 war, South Korean troops fired back with cannon, the government convened in an underground war room and "multiple" air force jets scrambled.

The firing came after North Korea's disclosure of an apparently operational uranium enrichment programme -- a second potential way of building a nuclear bomb -- which is causing serious alarm for the United States and its allies.

Some 50 shells landed on the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong near the tense Yellow Sea border, damaging dozens of houses and sending plumes of thick smoke into the air, YTN television reported.

One South Korean marine -- part of a contingent based permanently on the frontline island -- was killed and 13 other marines were wounded, the military said. YTN said two civilians were also hurt.

I would posit: who is sitting in the veritable "catbird" seat now, as opposed to the '50s? Why yes, that would be China, who happens to hold a bulk of our debt and told Mr Obama at the G20 summit to "stop spending." And, despite his insistence that we "regain credibility in the eyes of the rest of the world," he refuses to listen. That Mr Obama. The one who will be "concerned" and "monitoring."

Question for my dearest readers: do you think we can fight three wars on three separate fronts? And can we fight China?

BZ

P.S.
As a reminder: what was done when a North Korean torpedo sunk a South Korean ship in March of this year, killing 46? Yes, that's correct, absolutely nothing. Might this be an escalation similar to one we've experienced nine years ago or more?