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Matter and take that to the bank. thank you for your attendance. >> sheriff, what is the motive? [ inaudible ]. >> the working motive for this at this point is absolutely madness. we have not found any provocation or motivation that we can put our finger on, so it is all speculation at this point. >> [ inaudible question ]. >> absolutely. at this point, his only target is because he was wearing a uniform. it is unfortunate there are not civilian occupations that you can point to where you get sh...

Something from north korean airspace from the south korean borders. north korean missiles, drop off commandos to infiltrate enemy lines. our soldiers are ready and able says military commander with the will and courage to fight against the enemy. these exercises bring together u.s. and south korean firepower preparing for how to respond to a north korean provocation and simulating all out war. but two can play at this war game. on the korean peninsula, north korea invented the game. parading its...

Zone. theyre designed to reassure south koreans. but shears swagger on display as well. south korean forces showing confidence after they responded to the enforces recent provocation with disproportion nat fire power and forced kim jong-uns regime to the bargaining table. >> showing these sorts of spectacular military exercise i think ultimately is not helping the situation. it could drive the north koreans to react again, and this could lead to another dangerous situation as weve seen. >> repor...

Sense of confidence that his father had. and thats why you see some of the real -- really internal brutal measures that hes taken against people in his own family people in his own government. and also some of this needless provocation. i say needless because in the larger picture it serves no purpose. i think hes concerned about his own position letting people in the regime know how powerful he is and thats why -- also hes concerned that more and more people in north korea are going to realize ...

Jets from south korea are headed back ahead of schedule from drills in alaska. does this suggest to you something else? >> its flexing. and this is what happens every time one of these provocative actions takes place. its challenging to know about the artillery on the northern side what their missions are, but they always deploy whenever these kind of provocations occur. when youre traalking about the submarine force, thats also part of the provocation. kim jong un had photoshopped photos of him...

One has to wonder what was the purpose of the provocation. north korea does this visit once to instigate talks to extract in session. these probably the motivation behind this. but it also could be to prop up kim jong-un who is trying to prove himself as a decisive world leader. well keep a close eye on it. with that many american soldiers there wits an important story for the united states. good to see you. >> thank. new reaction as hillary clintons team doubles down that he did nothing wrong...

Decade or so. because of that whenever artillery fire comes in from the north it can hurt the members of the army. >> reporter: they are each in a position they got into these talks, these negotiations, they have to leave with some face saving victor. wh victory. what is on the side of the table for either to willing give up? >> more attempts of face saving from the north and the south. we are always looking to gain more. whenever they need at the village right on the dmz they will always attemp...

>> will ripley, thank you. what are the conversations being had there where you are this morning? >> good morning. we know the joint chiefs of staff chairman general martin dempsey has spoken with his south korean counterpart. let me read from you part of the statement put out about that conversation between joint chiefs chairman demsy and his counterpart. he said the two dempsey and choi, his counterpart, concurred they would watch north korean actions closely and they would continue to work ...

Want to turn our attention to south korea. south korea officials saying talks with the north have adjourned until tomorrow afternoon. the two countries looking to deescalate weeks of mounting tensions after a recent exchange of gun fire at the border and saber rattling by kim jong-un who has declared his front line troops are in a quasi state of war. joining me now is gordon chang, author of the coming collapse of china as well as nuclear showdown, north korea takes on the world. good of you to ...

There have been waves where theres greater provocation by north korea. but the north koreans know what lines they can and cant cross. even when theyve gone much farther, eventually things have calmed down. at the end of the day, the north koreans know they would be obliterated in military confrontation with the south and the united states. as terrible as this is, i see it more as military theater, as conflict theater, than as a prelude to serious conflict. but we need to respond to it as if its ...