skinut>  Sun Tzu's principles o war is fine with  me, but here we have a dictator who is willing to push one of the most powerful nations on this planet around.  The muscle bound giant must carefully plan the next decisive move to eliminate this puny  threat from the face of the earth.  Considerations must be made for SK and Japan to minimize the effects be it a conventional or nuclear response.   I do believe that  a quick and overpowering strike will be sufficient to close the book on this chapter of world history.