re: #59 PhillyPretzel

“…Basically, they’re in Sun Tzu’s desperate ground.” From Sun Tzu: In a desperate position, you must fight.

They’re not in a desperate position out of lack of options. They’ve chosen this path and Jong Un has given himself no leeway to choose a different path. Unless he gets the South to back down, he’s going to be forced to take action militarily or else lose face (a potentially worse fate compared to losing a shooting conflict).

A general gives himself the maximum amount of flexibility and options, lest they get hemmed in. They always look to find alternatives and plan accordingly. A general that doesn’t give themselves options will find themselves on deadly ground.