USA - The United States would struggle to win if a war broke out with North Korea, as tensions over the country's nuclear ambitions continue to mount on the peninsula. That’s according to a retired US general with years of experience in the region. Now retired, Lieutenant General Jan-Marc Jouas gave his views on a possible conflict with North Korea in a letter to Representatives Ted Lieu (Democrat for California), Ruben Gallego (Democrat for Arizona), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (Democrat for Illinois) earlier this week. Jouas, formerly deputy commander of US Forces Korea, said the near 30,000-strong US forces stationed in the neighboring South would struggle to counter the North Korean Army, which the country claims almost 5 million people have volunteered for.