Wouldn’t You Be A Little Butthurt If Another Country Was Practicing To Chop Off Your Head In An Assassination?

Let’s face it, some world leaders are thorns in the humanities side. There’s a cavalcade of responses that diplomats and world leaders could choose to use, but one, in particular, seems like an interesting approach. That is if you want to stir the pot.

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People can celebrate. The United States is returning to joint exercises with South Korea. This one is not without controversy, however, as the exercises are to practice a “kill chain,” where soldiers will train for targeting North Korea’s missile and nuclear sites and the bases the North has for supplies, refueling, and rearming.

The exercises, called Ulchi Freedom Shield, are named after a seventh-century general who defeated Chinese invaders. They’ll begin later this month. U.S. Defense Secretary Austin and the South Korean Defense Minister, Lee Jong-sup, set the exercises for the first time since 2018 when Donald Trump canceled them after meeting Kim in Singapore during one of their meetings.

The idea of the “decapitation exercise” reportedly infuriates Kim, who according to analysts, is…