BREAKING NEWS: North Korea launches rocket, South Korean news agency Yonhap reports

MSNBC ^

[Perdogg]

Banner only

[nuconvert]

CNN & FOX covering it now

[struggle]

SHOOT HER DOWN!

[J. Worthington]

Being reported on Fox News now.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Obama’s Response: “Uh, let’s see how I can use this rocket launch to make me look good”

[Williams]

Tut tut thats our response, while China allows NK and Iran develop the capability to attack us.

[nuconvert]

Fox reporter Greg Palkott reporting from N. Korea says N.Korea has not confirmed it yet.

[SpaceBar]

We should have taken that baby out right on the launch pad, along with all the visiting “dignitaries” in the observation bleachers.

[gaijin]

There will be no shoot down, Obama will do nothing, and later he’ll make some stupid, stern statement.

[Semper911]

Too bad... it was launched south and over the ocean. I guess the Japanese won’t get a crack at it.

[Longbow1969]

Good, maybe this means we won’t send them any food/fuel aid for another year or so.

Though if I had to guess, NK will do exactly what they want, the US/SKorea/Japan will whine about it, NK will laugh at us, NK will then hint about returning to the peace table, the US government will call that a diplomatic success and offer to resume sending freebies. All tremendously predictable.

[fatnotlazy]

Well...there goes California.

[Leep]

NK just needs a hug.

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[struggle]

Too bad... it was launched south and over the ocean. I guess the Japanese won’t get a crack at it. As long as it's not an EMP...

[nuconvert]

CNN reporting that a “U.S. Official” has confirmed the launch

[LostInBayport]

Dear Kim Jong Not Ill:

I am writing this sternly worded letter to express my displeasure with your rocket launch. As a severe sanction, all of us who are members of the United Nations will wag our fingers in a tsk-tsk motion in your general direction tomorrow at noon. That will teach you not to do this again!

Signed,

Barack 0bama

P.S. Couldn't you at least have waited until after my election when I'll have more flexibility to shrug and ignore this kind of stuff? It's golf season.

[Hotlanta Mike]

How does scrapping missile defense make big ears look good? Or signing an agreement with the NORKS to provide food aid in exchange for curtailing their nuke development and missile development programs?

Better shut down that food aid to them now since they have effectively violated the agreement.

[mojito]

Where's Madeleine Albright when we really need her!

[SoFloFreeper]

Time for Obama to go genuflect to the Chinese.