The stealthy, nuclear-capable
U.S. B-2 bomber is a veteran of
wars in Iraq and Libya, but it
isn't usually a tool of
Washington's statecraft.
Yet on Thursday, the United States
sent a pair of the bat-winged
planes on a first-of-its-kind
practice run over the skies of South
Korea, conducting what U.S.
officials say was a diplomatic
sortie.
The aim, the officials said, was
two-fold: to reassure U.S. allies
South Korea and Japan in the face
of a string of threats from North
Korea, and to nudge Pyongyang
back to nuclear talks.
But whether North Korea's young
new leader, Kim Jong-un,
interprets the message the way
the White House hopes is
anybody's guess. His first reaction,
according to North Korean state
media, was to order his country's
missiles ready to strike the United
States and South Korea.
A senior U.S. official said Kim's late
father, Kim Jong-il, was at least
more predictable: He would issue
threats that got the world's
attention without provoking open
conflict, and then use them as
leverage in subsequent diplomatic
negotiations.
This time, U.S. intelligence analysts
are divided over whether Kim
Jong-un is pursuing the same
strategy. "It's a little bit of an 'all
bets are off' kind of moment," said
the official, who spoke on
condition of anonymity,.
The official said the idea for the
practice bombing run, part of
annual U.S.-South Korean military
exercises named Foal Eagle,
emerged from government-wide
discussions over how to signal to
Seoul and Tokyo that Washington
would back them in a crisis.
It is less clear whether Washington
informed China, North Korea's
neighbor and only major ally, in
advance.
The plan was approved by the
White House and coordinated with
South Korea and Japan, the official
said.

www.africaeagle.com/2013/03/us-b-2-bombers-sent-to-korea-on-rare.html?m=1

ITS GOING DOWN. WW3 BABY BABYYYYYYYYYY

Times are changing real fast. NK intends to go to war against the US with only China as ally? Now, this is what I call liver

bknight: Times are changing real fast. NK intends to go to war against the US with only China as ally? Now, this is what I call liver

That Kim Jong Un looks like he should rather be playing Call Of Duty on his X-Box (or NK-Box).

Abrantie: That Kim Jong Un looks like he should rather be playing Call Of Duty on his X-Box (or NK-Box).

Lol!

B-2 baby.