To put things in context the federal budget is nearly $3 trillion. The request that the president has made for relief efforts for Harvey is $14 billion, a little less than .5% of the total budget. That's not even close to sucking up all our resources. And the people involved in hurricane efforts are not the same people who would/are dealing with the issue of North Korea. With over 320 million people living in the US there are plenty of non-military bodies available for hurricane assistance, leaving the trained military personnel to do their thing if need be. It would take many multiples of Harvey before we would have any sort of lessened readiness militarily. Surely Kim can do the same math I just did and realize that now is not any better of a time for attack than tomorrow or next month.
North Korea has been blustering for years, with no result. Most adult leaders in the West have historically given its threats all the attention they deserve. Now we have Trump et al baiting Kim Jong Un and ramping up the tension. They're two peas in a pod, in my estimation--but Trump only dreams of Un's authority.
Perhaps the best insight into North Korea is by Suki Kim. Here is a tedtalk from several years ago but it seems accurate to date. North Korea was created arbitrarily by the division of Korea after WW2 by Russia and the United States.
https://www.ted.com/talks/suki_kim_t...ge=en#t-740872
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