We would have to sacrifice something so we could respond to something else. For example, sacrifice the Sorks so we could respond to Iran.
From the article;
“The islands were the scene of three skirmishes between the navies of North and South Korea in 1999, 2002 and most recently in 2009 when a North Korean patrol ship was set on fire by South Korean gunfire.”
Maybe we`re working ourselves into too much of a lather. They`ve been fighting over this island for a long time. I still have`nt heard what SoKo targeted in response to the shelling. For all we know they may have shelled an empty patch of dirt.