U.S. Designs A Korea Response Proportional To The Provocation -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — As North Korea hints at new military provocations in the coming days, the United States and South Korea have drawn up plans to respond more forcefully than in the recent past, but in a limited way intended to prevent an escalation to broader war.
Amid the rising tensions, there were still efforts on many fronts on Sunday to limit the possibility of military conflict. In an indirect but clear criticism of China’s longtime ally, North Korea, Xi Jinping, China’s new president, said in a speech on Sunday that no country in Asia “should be allowed to throw a region and even the whole world into chaos for selfish gain.”
A senior adviser to President Obama, Dan Pfeiffer, appearing on the ABC program “This Week,” played down the situation as “a pattern of behavior we’ve seen from the North Koreans many times.”
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My Comment: I am not too sure about this strategy. Proportional response is usually a guarantee for protracted war and very high casualties. I say conduct the war according to your capabilities .... but keep your plans as ambiguous as possible but with a clear threat that the consequences will be devastating.