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[|http://www.myclassiclyrics.com] **US Involvement** By Jared Klingenberger The United States became involved with North Korea beginning at the end of World War II. Japan controlled Korea until they surrendered to the Allied forces, which overturned Korea into the hands of the United States and the Soviet Union. Since both countries could not agree on how to govern Korea, a border was created separating Korea into northern and southern sections. The USSR received North Korea and the US received South Korea. Each country created different economic climates based on their own economies: North Korea became communist and South Korea became capitalist [conflict] . These choices became very important in later years for Korean politics.

In 2002, President George W. Bush proclaimed that North Korea participated in an axis of evil by possessing weapons of mass destruction [conflict] . This spurred what had been an easing political climate between the United States and North Korea. North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il viewed the President's statement as a declaration of war. A few months later, North and South Korean navy vessels opened fire, killing 18 sailors from both countries [conflict] .

[] In 2006, North Korea tested their own nuclear weapons, forcing the United Nations to create sanctions against North Korea. Kim Jong-il defied the UN by performing another test in May 2009 [conflict] . The United States, Russia, Japan, and China began negotiations in an attempt to ease the turmoil caused by North Korea. In return, North Korea announced that they will cease to perform any peaceful collaboration with other nations [conflict] . North Korea continues to become an emerging threat to international affairs and to the safety of the world's population.

Whether or not there will be further involvement by the United States remain unclear. It would be against the United State's core interests to launch a military attack against North Korea because North Korea could in turn drop atomic bombs on the United States. However, North Korea's outright dominance cannot go unpunished or the country could become an uncontrollable world power.

To read more information about North Korea involving the United States, visit the [|US background notes on North Korea].