Quora Answer: Would Kim Jong Un Consider an attack on ISIS-Occupied Areas?

The following is my answer to a Quora question: “Would Kim Jong Un consider an attack on ISIS occupied areas?”

No. That would be illogical.  Firstly, ISIS is not a threat to North Korea; it is a threat to the allies of her potential belligerents, the US and NATO. ISIS is useful in keeping their troops busy on the other end of the Asian continent, away from the North Korean border.  From a North Korean perspective, ISIS is a good thing.

Secondly, even if North Korea decided to fight ISIS for whatever reason, it does not have the means to deploy to the areas ISIS is active, which is South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.  The country has a shortage of fuel and spare parts.  I do not expect the North Korean military to march all the way there, dragging all their equipment on sleds.