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He is given control over military, which he can use to demonstrate his “mettle.” This is his qualifying exam.
In the background, purge is on-going simultaneously. For the moment, senior military figures are on watch-and-wait mode.

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S. Korea may strike N. Korea’s missile base: President Lee

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) — President Lee Myung-bak ordered his military Tuesday to strike North Korea’s missile base around its coastline artillery positions if it shows signs of additional provocation, his spokeswoman said.

In a video conference with Gen. Han Min-koo, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the president ordered “multiple-fold retaliation” against the North for its artillery attack on a South Korean island, according to presidential spokeswoman Kim Hee-jung.