Some days ago, U.S. Secretary of State Kerry said at the ministerial meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum held in Laos that the U.S. had no hostile intent against north Korea, the article noted, and continued:

Then, why is it resorting to reckless saber-rattling, openly vociferating about "beheading operation" and "occupation of Pyongyang" after introducing all kinds of strategic assets into south Korea?

Kerry's assertion that the joint military exercises have never posed problems and the DPRK-U.S. Agreed Framework was concluded with joint military exercises going on is also groundless.

As he holds the post of the U.S. Secretary of State, he should know the historic fact that the joint military exercises have been one of major causes that made the hard-won DPRK-U.S. agreements go bust.

The true aim sought by the U.S. is to secure a pretext for its arms buildup and joint military exercises pursuant to its rebalancing strategy in Asia-Pacific for aggression, and dodge the neighboring countries' protest and criticism of its decision to deploy THAAD in south Korea as an immediate task.

The U.S. should face up to the strategic position of the DPRK and the trend of the times and roll back its hostile policy towards the DPRK.