The chicken game

It is strange to see the US and its allies (we still have some!) play a game of chicken with North Korea. Back in the days of the USSR, this was called brinkmanship and it was used regularly to impress upon the Soviets that their actions had consequences. During the cold war, only the Carter Administration pulled back from the practice -- and that not for too long. Today, the Obamacrats are telling Kim mentally ill Jong that his launch of a missile will have severe consequences for NK. Given the source, why would Kim believe the threats? Is obama really going to take steps that the NK's announce will be considered acts of war just to stop a missile? Aren't we going to hear soon that since the US and other powers have missiles, the NK's should have the right to own some too? Aren't we going to hear that we are pushing towards reconciliation with this madman and his insane regime? My guess is that we will soon watch the Obamacrats surrender -- they do it so well. Indeed, probably we will hear that the real reason that NK needs a missile has something to do with the Israel-Palestinian dispute and that the US needs to put pressure on Israel so that NK does not start a nuclear war.