North Korea and South Korea will Battle if Exercises Take Place

It appears as if the inevitable is about to happen. North Korea has just warned South Korea to stop the planned drills on Yeonpyeong island sometime between Saturday and Tuesday. The island belongs to the South, but is situated very close to the North Korean border, just 7 miles away. North Korea believes that South Korea is provoking the issue. North Korea claims that if the drills take place on the island, that another stike will be forthcoming on the island by North Korea. Tension is high. North Korea claims that such a drill is an infringment on its territory. As the North claims, if the South Korean military continues with the plan, "unpredictable self-defenseive strikes will be made." But at the same time, the South claims that all threats by the North Korea will not stop the planned drills.
So where does this leave the United States. The U.S. supports the South, and China supports the North. Tensions are extemely high in the reason and it is believed that if the North attacks again, South Korea will not hesitate to respond with a large counterstrike. This is just what the world needed before Christmas.