North Korea threatens to ‘wipe out’ US

During a national meeting to mark Kim Jong-Il's 42 rule in North Korea, the government threatened to "mercilessly wipe out" the US Army if war were to break out between the two enemies. This comes a day after warning of a test launch of a long-range North Korean missile. Is North Korea just talking big, or are they actually stepping up to the plate? With a threat of a missile hitting the west coast, we have to take this seriously, and carefully think out anything that might lead us down the path of war. Unlike the current war in Iraq, a war against North Korea would be a united war; one that could help bring America together. I'm not at all saying we should go to war just for the heck of it, but we shouldn't shy away from conflict if it is thrown at us.