Early reports state that 2 South Korean Marines are dead, 3 civilians are injured, and dozens of homes are still in flames after last night's attack.
The assault came only 8 months after North Korea torpedoed a South Korean destroyer in an unprovoked attack, sinking the vessel and killing 46 sailors.
South Korea is bristling to respond to this blatant violation of the 58-year-old ceasefire, but for the moment they appear to be exercising restraint.
Experts believe that North Korea is 'flexing its muscles,' putting on a show for the rest of the world to strengthen its negotiating position.
iBear believes that unprovoked acts of war are not a legitimate bargaining chip. This was your second strike, North Korea. One more attack and you're out...which in this case should mean an all-out airstrike on hundreds of military targets in the North. Artillery emplacements, army posts, command centers, and weapons plants--including the nuclear-enrichment facilities that the North recently 'unveiled' in another case of blatant provocation.
If you're not going to respect the ceasefire, then you aren't going to be protected by it. The United Nations have unilaterally comdemned this attack, and quite frankly you're starting to piss us off. Now then...are you sure you want to go to war with the rest of the world?
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