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Another routine success.

I understand your worry about being targeted by the enemy. I live in Dallas/Fort Worth. And boy are there a lot of invaders here…albeit from a region South of the border.

I understand your problem see-dub…that bugs me too…

but I think NK is different than Iraq. Saddam was shooting missiles at our planes daily for years when we were doing work mandated by the UN. Saddam used weapons on his own people and the Iranians. Saddam played “hide the sausage” with his weapons and our inspectors for years. He ignored what, 17 resolutions? So we knew it was a matter of time.

We are engaged in 6 party talks with NK, we have some clout over there with our Okinawa base and SK and Japanese allies. They are the ones who are really freaked out, they don’t know if we’ll really help them after brisket legs Halfbright went over in her miniskirt and gave the Norks nukes.

If NK lobs the thing at us, we’ll use everything to nail it, and that will help give us credability with Japan and SK again. It will also completely freak everyone out.

Fueling a missile is not act of war, but launching one is (as is making phoney U.S. money). Wait for the launch then take it out via Predator drones on station armed with Hellfires.

If it were to get by our missile defense, it might kill Kenny! I wonder if the NorKs got any target aquisition technology from China, Thanks again Klinton, your pay out for campaign money may have just cost some Americans their lives, your legacy lives on. Idiot.

Fueling a missile is not an act of war, but launching one is. I say we should have a few Predator drones armed with Hellfires on station (circling) off the coast. As soon as it ignites, destroy it. If we wait til it’s in space we might be too late, our defenses may miss it and it might land in Southpark. “Oh my God! You killed Kenny! You bastards!”

I wonder if they got target aquisition technology from China. Thanks again Bill, your trade for campaign money just cost cost us a whole ‘nother war. Douche bag.

After years of anti-preemption talk from the Left, I’m pretty surprised to read this column by Ashton Carter (Asst. SecDef under Clinton) and William Perry (SecDef under Clinton) advocating a US missile strike against North Korea……

Here’s my problem: The Bush Doctrine was about pre-emption and prevention. Does that only apply to the Middle East?

I don’t think we would be concerned if Kim fly his missle into Russia.

Firing on the “missile” on the ground would be an act of war, and China would join the Norks in going after us.

Let’s see if he shoots it off. It will give us a chance for another test of our system or it will show that he’s bluffing with a fake.

If he launches it and we miss, any info they got would be destroyed by our retaliation. We would be able to attack with impunity if they act on us first.

If we hit it, we could still attack with impunity as they are attacking us first.

We could lose some left-coasters, myself included, but if we get into it with NK and we are viewed as the aggressors, we will be getting into it with China.

If NK fires first, and we retaliate, China will have to show its hand by either condemning NK or attacking us. Then we may have to bring out the big guns, but hey, it IS a possibility-even as frightening as it is.

I think it’s quite possibly a bluff. Clinton’s staff would like nothing more than to help rush communism to world dominance by screwing up our tactics. Don’t listen to the enemy’s advice-they are out of office for a reason (thank the Lord).

“What happened to ‘I regret I have but one life to give’”
“What happened to ‘Damn the torpedoes’”
“What happened to ‘Nuts’”
“What happened to ‘shall not perish from this earth’”

Uh, whatever happened to, “The wrong war, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong enemy?”

Whatever happened to, “Killing a spider with a meat-axe?”

Those ain’t quotes from Jaques Chirac of Kofi Annan …

War with the Norks may well be inevitable; but if so, and especially since I’d quite likely be one of the guys going over there to fight it, I’d prefer that we let them start it.

FinA!

First, there is a distinction to be made between a “provocative act” – a NoKo missile test – and an act of war … which is what attacking that missile either on the ground or in the air would be. Are we prepared for war in Korea right now? Do we really think that the Norks would just shrug their shoulders and say, “Oh, well” were we to launch such an attack? While the 2nd Infantry Division is for the most part no longer within enemy artillery range along the DMZ, a lot of other South Korean civilian targets are, including Seoul itself. The Norks wouldn’t even have to attempt an invasion to cause a lot of havoc, death and destruction in response. And who do you suppose the South Koreans would blame in such an event? Hint: it wouldn’t be Kim Jong Il.

Second, what would happen if we tried to shoot down the missile after launch – and missed? What would that do the the credibility and deterrent value of our missile defense system? Do you suppose it would simply embolden the donkey party and its RINO allies in Congress to stiffen their opposition to having such a defense in the first place? I’m pretty sure that NORAD could figure out pretty darn quick whether the missile’s flight trajectory would take it to an American target; in such case, fine, try to shoot it down. But otherwise, save the missile defense for what it’s really meant for: protecting the US and its allies from a real nuclear attack, instead of making a “political statement” fraught with potentially dangerous and unpredictable consequences.

Third, were we to destroy the missile on the ground or in flight, where do you suppose the world’s attention would be focused? On North Korea? Or on us? “Were we justified?” “Is this an act of war?” “Is this another example of that cowboy George Bush acting unilaterally, without approval from the UN?” “America tests its own ballistic missiles over the Pacific; why is it forbidden for anyone else to?” And on and on, ad nauseam. Right now, the focus of attention and international condemnation is where it should be: on North Korea. Why not keep it there, instead of giving anti-American governments, media and international institutions exactly what they want?

Fourth, is this a genuine threat, or a NoKo PR stunt? If it were a real threat, shouldn’t we be seeing additional preparations for war on the part of the North? Shouldn’t we see their military on heightened alert? Shouldn’t we see them front-loading supplies and personnel along the DMZ? Shouldn’t we see them dispersing their air force and putting their navy to sea? We don’t see anything like this. So is an act of war in response an appropriate response to a PR stunt, especially given the third point above?

This particular kind of missile is a low threat potential to the US, despite its estimated range. It’s primitive, liquid-fueled technology requires days of preparation for launch on an exposed launchpad; in a real international crisis, where an attack by the North is imminent, we could detect such preparations long in advance and destroy such missiles before they got off the ground. If we took the current missile seriously as a threat, why aren’t we moving up our DefCon status? Why aren’t the carriers putting to sea? Why isn’t the 2nd Infantry Division deploying to battle positions in South Korea?

Yes, it’d be a “feel good moment” to humiliate the Norks by exploding their primitive little toy on the pad. And while we’re at it, why not sink the USS Pueblo – take away their “trophy” from the 1960s? That’d be the neatest thing we’ve done since the Mexican-American War. But given the undesirable potential consequences, doesn’t it sound more like a little short-term pleasure carrying the risk of some major long-term pain? Is it worth it?

Think it over.

You did not like us doing it in Iraq, which was in violation of 18 UN ammendments, and which was shooting at our warplanes almost daily, and yet you want us to commit an act of war on North Korea, and just blow up one missle, when if we do anything, …..