President Obama Cautions a Nervous South Korea to Remain Calm

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ABC News:

Facing a potentially volatile situation in a country home to approximately 28,000 U.S. troops, President Obama and officials from administration are urging South Korea’s leaders to remain calm following the announcement of the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il.

South Korean leaders are understandably nervous, administration officials told ABC News, given the recent history of North Korea’s belligerent actions and the uncertain leadership position into which the new North Korean leader, Kim Jung-Un, steps.

While Kim Jon-Il had 14 years to endear himself to the public and solidify his power, Kim Jung-Un has had just three years, since his father’s stroke in 2008. Because of his youth – he is in his late 20s – and relative inexperience, the youngest of Kim Jong-Il’s three sons may feel he has to prove his “cojones,” as one administration official put it.

“There’s concern that Kim Jong-Un may now try to prove himself,” said a senior government official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the topic. “He’s young, inexperienced, brash and untested. And while he had the support of his father, it’s unclear if he has the respect of his generals.”

This analysis is based on recent history. In 2010, as Kim Jong-Il was helping to solidify his son’s role in the North Korean military, the country twice attacked South Korea in two of the most aggressive actions since the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War.
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