Trump vs. Kim: Both Seek Limelight and Thrive On It at World Expense

Swap Hair Styles and Have Same Motivation 

(Get and keep bizarre and outrageous attention)

North Korea's latest launch of a missile over Japan was a prelude to more military operations directed at the American territory of Guam, North Korean state media has warned (again). NK’s state-run Korean Central News (KCNA) reports that leader Kim, Jong-Un presided over the dawn launch of the “ultra-modern rocket system (called Hwa-song 12),” the first missile ever fired from the capital Pyongyang. North Korean officials told CNN that Kim “… was very satisfied with the performance of the missile.”

This firing over Japan further fuels tensions between North Korea, the U.S, Japan, South Korea, and American allies. As usual NK says their testing and the on-going ROK/US military exercise drills are to their “prelude to an invasion of NK, hence: “We have to be prepared” (usual standard NK insane and hyperbolic rhetoric spewed for over 60 years).

Carefully staged like everything in North Korea 
(For max show and PR impact)

Now once again NK threatens Guam which is the closest U.S. territory to North Korea and hosts two important US military installations: Andersen Air Force Base, from which has been staging B-1 bomber flights over the Korean Peninsula, often in response to North Korea's missile tests.

Other responses about this latest NK missile firing from this CNN story:

1.  Guam governor's office said in a statement there is no change in the island's threat level. “We knew, based on North Korea events in previous years, that with the joint exercise between the US, South Korea, and its Allies, we can expect rhetoric and activity in North Korea,” said George Charfauros, Guam homeland security adviser.

2.  South Korean President Moon, Jae-In and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe both now believe “pressure on North Korea should be raised to its limit so that North Korea will voluntarily come to the table for dialogue,” South Korean presidential spokesman Park, Su-Hyun said in a statement. The two also agreed that the United Nations Security Council should enact more detailed and effective sanctions against North Korea. A new round of sanctions against Pyongyang were unanimously approved by the Security Council earlier this month. 

3.  U.S. MDA Director Lt. Gen. Sam Greaves said the U.S. “will continue developing ballistic missile defense technologies to stay ahead of the threat as it evolves.”

4.  Trump now basically says “No more talk” as he once again warned that all options are on the table adding: “The world has received North Korea's latest message loud and clear: this regime has signaled its contempt for its neighbors, for all members of the United Nations, and for minimum standards of acceptable international behavior Threatening and destabilizing actions only increase the North Korean regime's isolation in the region and among all nations of the world. All options are on the table.”

5.  The global community also swiftly condemned the launch as a violation of international law, e.g.., the UN Security Council demanded North Korea stop further missile launches, strongly condemning the country's “outrageous actions,” adding: “North Korea is deliberately undermining regional peace and stability causing grave concerns around the world,” Egyptian Ambassador and current UN Security Council President Abdellatif Aboulatta said in a prepared statement, agreed to by all 15 Council members.

My conclusion: This is very serious indeed and hair-trigger for both Kim and Trump for one sole reason – no one knows what Kim’s real goal is aside from typical NK barking of crazy propaganda talk about U.S. invasions and “we need to protect ourselves.”

All the while they hold more glitzy staged events with a handful of old generals, all over the hill in age, standing behind Kim taking notes as they always do in those silly posed photos while looking serious and Kim splashes wide grins and looks “leader-like directing things.”

His stunts and PR campaign stunts rival Trump’s as they both hunger for and seek maximum world attention and love at home from “beautiful crowds” who they say adore them both.

Folks, that aspect can’t be good for anyone: Two power hungry, attention-needing whack-job “leaders” trying to out Pee-pee the other.

Stay tuned. This can’t possibly turn out good for anyone anywhere, I’m sad to say.