Hey Kim. What's Your Problem?

Good ole Kim. So North Korea has, once again, tried to push things around for no good reason. Well, I suppose they crave the attention and hope some good will drift their way out of it. What to do? What to do? Everyone says that China is the answer, but China is always unwilling to lift a finger. And to be honest, it's probably not in China's best interest to yank Kim's chain. So maybe it's time to make it China's best interest.  There's this island off the coast of China that we've been supporting since the end of WW11. Nationalist Chinese were beaten by Mao Tse Dung and they retreated to Taiwan. China wants it back in the worst way. Now, I'm not suggesting we help them get it back, but whenever we've helped them out, China squeals like a stuck pig. Fair enough. Maybe now's the time to make a big public statement about additional help to Taiwan. Of course we'd need to first alert the Taiwanese of the ploy. Like planning on stationing an aircraft Carrier group there permanently. When China complains, and they surely will, then we hit them with a compromise. Like cut North Korea off until it falls in line, or Yankee sailor-boys will be cavorting around all over Taiwan. It's the Teddy Roosevelt strategy. "Speak softly, but carry a big stick" or maybe it's the carrot on a stick approach. Whichever, it would likely get the desired results without really costing anything. As for Taiwan, I doubt they'd want our Carrier group there on a permanent basis anyway. However you slice it, China is the only way to get North Korea to quit with the nonsense and China only responds to what's in China's best interest. They don't give two hoots about anyone else. It's time to make China care about others and it's also time to kick some sense into Kim and his son. In fact it's past time for both to grow up and act responsibly.