Does Obama want a war in Korea?

If not, why are the South Koreans given a free rein to provoke the North?

Possible answers:

• He doesn't care.
•  He's afraid of being publicly slapped around again by Lee Myung Bak.
•  No one bothered to tell him, DNI Clapper didn't know either.

It sure looks like if nothing is done, South Korea is going to keep escalating the provocations until the North reacts. Not good.