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In reply to the discussion: ** Breaking**NK says Trump declared war [View all]zipplewrath
(16,698 posts)Yes, there was a cease fire agreement that is still in effect. NK "declared" war on SK and we intervened on their behalf per a UN declaration. Kim is limited in what he can do based upon the agreement that was signed in the '50s. Unless we violate that agreement, it is still in effect. If he violates it, then Trump would be relatively free to act within confines of the UN resolutions that are still in place.
Quite honestly, one of many mistakes we've made in the last 30 years or so was not addressing the nuclear problem with NK under the guise of "ending" the war between North and South Korea. With China's help, we could have arrange to remove our troops, end the DMZ region, and stabilized the Korea's. I suspect unfortunately, that the military preferred to be maintaining the presence there under this political cover, in order to have significant presence in the larger region.