We’ve been playing patty-cake with the Kim Jong line for a long time. But Republicans at least have them labeled correctly as part of The Axis of Evil.

Missilengr on February 15, 2013 at 3:06 PM

I agree. I don’t think Clinton, Bush, or Obama have been serious enough about either North Korea or Iran. They play games but have no intention of ever acting.

Under Obama, North Korea went nuclear.

BigGator5 on February 15, 2013 at 8:51 AM
Bush actually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test

sharrukin on February 15, 2013 at 8:56 AM

Actually Clintons SOS, Madam ‘Scary Face’ Albright got the NorKos a ‘free’ nuclear reactor along with food and free oil. Carter gave them a year’s supply of food and 500 million tons of oil to get Kim Jong Il to stifle.
We’ve been playing patty-cake with the Kim Jong line for a long time. But Republicans at least have them labeled correctly as part of The Axis of Evil.

If this is kept going long enough and Japan gets too nervous they’ll spool up their science and engineering sectors towards fabrication of some nuclear weapons and they have one in a New York minute.

North Korea conducted a nuclear test. The next day our rat-eared wonder holds the SOTU and declares that we are going to unilaterally get rid of 30% of our nuclear arsenal. What kind of message do you suppose that sends? Particularly when you have a truly despicable SecDef nominee like Chuck Hagel. – Happy Nomad on February 15, 2013 at 9:56 AM

I know a great way to get rid of 30% of our nuclear arsenal. Use that 30% on North Korea and Iran.

The thing with North Korea is they are like a control test in a lab.
They get out of line just to see how crap the U.S. will put up with.
They are setting off nukes and sending scientists to Iran and can’t even get a sternly worded letter from the Smart Power crew.

It’s laughably pathetic how America holds up Spider-Man as a hero, let alone a superhero, as a great guardian of New York, and yet, fail to abide by him as a role model in real life.

We have the power to stop the North Korean regime, to save the lives of Koreans starving to death, to prevent needless destruction in South Korea and Japan. Will it be expensive? Yes. Will Americans die for it? Yes. Does that matter? No – because it’s the right thing to do.

Same goes for Iran and Syria.

This is a direct result of the “after the election, I can be more flexible” attitude of the President towards entrenched foreign tyrannies. He, personally, bears responsibility for these tests and only a moron (or Joe Biden) would suggest we “learn to live” with a nuclear North Korea. Caving now will mark only the beginning of our 2013-2016 struggles to maintain peace and our alliances in the Pacific. This is a very big deal.

If anyone needs to go MAD, it’s South Korea, no?

I have an idea. Let’s buy Pakistan’s nukes, give them to South Korea, and leave the DMZ.

TexasDan on February 15, 2013 at 9:00 AM

Japan might not like that much, and it’s probable the ChiComs will “encourage” their pit bull to commit murder-suicide so that neither half of Korea is able to challenge it.

Expect S.Korea and Japan to test nukes this year.>

tommy71 on February 15, 2013 at 9:18 AM

Strongly doubt Japan will build a nuclear weapon anytime soon. Not that they couldn’t, but there would be intense internal political resistance.

Q: Why can’t China get these cowboys under control?

A: They don’t want to.

john1schn on February 15, 2013 at 8:52 AM

Exactly.

They could shut these asshats down in a day.

PappyD61 on February 15, 2013 at 9:06 AM

If armed drones are used internally, doesn’t that mean you have the right to purchase stingers – as per the Second Amendment?

http://www.washingtonguardian.com/drones-home

The sheriff’s department hasn’t armed its drone, although the ShadowHawk can be equipped with a 40 mm grenade launcher and a 12-guage shotgun. The prospect of armed drones patrolling U.S. skies has alarmed some lawmakers and their constituents. More than a dozen bills have been introduced in Congress and state legislatures to curb drone use and protect privacy.

President Barack Obama was asked Thursday about concerns that the administrations believes it’s legal to strike American citizens abroad with drones and whether that’s allowed against citizens in the U.S. If not, how would he create a legal framework to help citizens know drone strikes can’t be used against them?

“**There’s never been a drone used on an American citizen on American soil,” the president said, speaking during an online chat sponsored by Google in which he was promoting his policy initiatives.

**built in disclaimers abound in this statement.

I have an idea. Let’s buy Pakistan’s nukes, give them to South Korea, and leave the DMZ.

Further tests could also be accompanied this year by another rocket launch, said the source who has direct access to the top levels of government in both Beijing and Pyongyang.

We should show them who’s the boss, send in a drone and take that puppy out when it’s 20 feet off the launch pad.

Unfortunately our prez would rather send them GPS coordinates for all of our missile silos to demonstrate we mean them no harm.

The Wimpy Doctrine.

Under Obama, North Korea went nuclear.

BigGator5 on February 15, 2013 at 8:51 AM

Bush actually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test