America’s enemies testing our resolve
America’s enemies are upping the ante. Tests are getting more and more violent out there.
Example number one. North Korea torpedoes a South Korean warship in international waters, killing 46 South Korean naval personnel. This should have triggered an immediate, decisive, military response by the United States as guarantor of South Korea’s security but no response has been forthcoming despite the event having taken place over a month ago.
North Korea has certainly taken notice. Attacks by the North Koreans on South Korea will increase in frequency and severity because North Korea now knows that the U.S. will not use it’s military to stop them or allow the South Koreans to respond in kind.
Example number two. On April 23 an Iranian naval vessel stopped French and Italian ships in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz. If these actions continue the free transit of ships in the strait is threatened, Iran becomes a much stronger player in the Middle East and America’s position becomes that much more weakened and compromised because the United States Navy is supposedly willing and able to keep those waters open. The U.S. has not responded to this provocation nor is there any indication that it will do so.
