What I learned being a big guy,

[JDPriestly]

14. Germany was just a little guy after WWI, but it was the bully.

I'm little, and I'm feisty on paper, but not in person.

N. Korea is little, but thinks it is big.

I understand where you are coming from, MadHound.

I understand the equation of big and little although from the opposite perspective from you.

But, let's be honest, sometimes little people think they are bigger than they are. That may be the case with N. Korea.

We should not attack N. Korea, but we should remind its leaders that they are just one small country among many small countries.

I don't think it is just the US that is concerned about what is going on in N. Korea. And I seriously doubt that the US is acting without letting China know what it is doing. Besides, I suspect that China's intelligence is at least as good as ours. In other words, both China and the US know the score in N. Korea.

It may be time for N. Korea to rejoin the real world. I don't think war is the answer, but maybe it needs a special invitation to return to the reality the rest of us live in, the reality of compromise and friendship.

N. Korea is a rogue state, and not just from the point of view of the US. It is in trouble and not admitting it.