South Korea should respond actively against the attack of North Korea.

    
     On November 23th, Yeonpyeong Island, an island near the ceasefire line was under fire by the North Korea. By this accident, two soldiers and two civilians died. It was quite shocking because North Korea hasn’t attacked civilians so far. Furthermore, the attack to Cheonan-ship by North Korea was only a few months ago. Therefore, Koreans came to worry whether a war will occur or not. Also, there are many controversials about the attitude of South Korea against the attack of North Korea. Someone say we should keep patience about the provocations of North Korea to prevent a war. However, in my opinion, although there is some possibility of a war, South Korea should respond actively against the attack of North Korea.

     Someone say that we should minimize the military action against North Korea to prevent a war from occurring. However, to avoid a war is not always the best way. So far, the scale of North Korea’s attack has become larger and larger because South Korea has responded it passively. In this time, they attacked even a village and killed civilians. If we leave it as it is, the damage we get will increase. As the process repeats, the damage is only ours. Innocent civilians should not be sacrificed anymore. Therefore, we should not skip this situation. We should respond actively to this provocation and represent our determined attitude for the sacrifice of civilians.

      Also, another people say that we should not respond to North Korea because it is just a provocation of North Korea. Although whether it is provocation or not, we have been so patient so far. During the patience, innocent people were rubbed their lives. If we keep our passive attitude continually, we cannot compensate the death of innocent people. And North Korea will think their attacks work and keep going so that only the number of innocent death will increase. Therefore, we should responds actively this time to give an example to North Korea.

     Finally, some people say our response to North Korea was already sufficient this time. However, it is not true. Because of the recommendation of UN for peace, we only shoot 80 shots as the response agianst North Korea’s 130 shots. North Korea shoot even our civilians’ area. The main purpose of the recommendation was only to prevent a war, so we couldn’t respond to North Korea’s attack effectively. Even we didn’t keep the basic military law, the law of proportion. We should have responded to North Korea’s attack with the same size of attack. If we keep the passive attitude toward North Korea, we will only be rolled in the cruelty of North Korea.

     Now, Korea is under the tension between North Korea and South Korea. We are preparing for another attack of North Korea in the future cooperating with United State’s army. It is tragic that same race aims each other. However, compassion or arguing the peace is not the solution of the relationship between North Korea and South Korea. We should not regard the attack of North Korea as a slight problem anymore. We should consider this problem seriously and respond firmly against the provocation of North Korea so that we should not make the death of our people in vain.