But that is exactly what George Bush Jr. did with the war in Iraq. Hussein was given an ultimatum and time; the point was breached, and the US-led coalition invaded. This may have given Iraqi forces time to prepare defenses and so on, but it also allowed civilians to get out of the way. I think, but I'm not sure, that the North Korean leadership has beefs about South Korean and American military presence and 'provocations', but not the civilians. If they were to attack, I wouldn't put it past them to give some kind of warning.

Also this isn't GC, add a bit more to your posts. There's about one sentence in there once you scrape out the "shiz".