10. 10. North Korea: What would you do if you were President Obama?

                Given that Obama’s role in the world stage is that of promoting peace and fairness for all, I would (if I were him) not initiate any form of strike against North Korea, unless the US or an allied nation were attacked first. Thus I believe that a diplomatic approach would be the best course of action in this situation, given that the side that initiates the first strike is almost always seen as the promoter of violence and war. Additionally North Korea has built a reputation of not following through with their threats against others, meaning that a military strike initiated by the US on the basis of fear could be seen as questionable. If the US were to attack North Korea, they would be seen (by the world stage) as a primitive nation that is eager to initiate violence, which in turn would be brought upon themselves with an almost definite retaliation strike from the angered North Koreans. Given this, the only definite way to maintain a positive image on the world stage and to reduce the amount of violence possible is to approach the situation diplomatically by resolving the issue with speech.