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Trump: 'Fire and fury' warning to North Korea might not have been tough enough
The Washingtonton Examinter ^ | 08/10/17 | Melissa Quinn

Posted on 08/10/2017 12:24:22 PM PDT by Enlightened1

President Trump said Thursday his warning that the U.S. would meet North Korea with "fire and fury" may not have been tough enough.

"They've been doing this to our country for a long time, for many years, and it's about time someone stuck for the people of this country and for the people of other countries," he said in Bedminster, N.J., in response to criticisms of his comments this week, according to a pool report. "If anything, maybe that statement wasn't tough enough."

The president also urged the rogue regime to "get their act together," and said the U.S. military backed his statements "100 percent."

Trump issued a stern warning to North Korea on Tuesday, days after the U.N. Security Council voted to sanction Pyongyang.

"North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States," Trump said. "They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen."

Trump's comments appeared to be prompted by a statement issued to the state-run Korean Central News Agency, which said "packs of wolves are coming in attack to strangle a nation."

Congressional Democrats criticized Trump for his comments, but Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis came to the president's defense.

When asked about Trump's comments Wednesday, Heather Nauert, spokeswoman for the State Department, said the U.S. was speaking with "one voice" on North Korea. On Thursday, Nauert reiterated that U.S. policy toward North Korea hasn't changed after Trump's reiteration.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: enough; fire; fury; nknukes; not; trumpasia
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To: Enlightened1

I love the way he doubles down...makes the libs explode, the RINO’s are trying to hide, and Us Trump Supporters are loving him more and more everyday!!!

GO.PRESIDENT TRUMP.GO!!! MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!


21 posted on 08/10/2017 12:47:11 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ( "The Force Awakens!!!"...Trump and Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: Dr. Ursus

With included coupons for free What-a-Fish sanwiches if they depose fatboi!


22 posted on 08/10/2017 12:47:40 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Enlightened1
...a statement issued to the state-run Korean Central News Agency, which said "packs of wolves are coming in attack to strangle a nation."

Wolves don't strangle you ... they pull you down and eat you alive, along with everyone else there with you.


23 posted on 08/10/2017 12:50:39 PM PDT by BlueLancer (Ex Scientia Tridens)
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To: Enlightened1
Doesn't ANYONE remember the SIOP? It's called "Launch On Warning." That means we see them go for their gun and beat them to the Draw. With nuclear weapons.

The Strategic Integrated Operational Plan was written during the Eisenhower administration with the help of the Rand Corporation, and said, in effect, that there would not be another Pearl Harbor. That we would shoot first.

24 posted on 08/10/2017 12:55:26 PM PDT by jonascord (First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
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To: Enlightened1

IIRC, a few months ago he said he would be willing to sit down and talk with N. Korea - and the same people freaked about that. Am I misremembering?


25 posted on 08/10/2017 12:58:45 PM PDT by TexasKamaAina
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To: Enlightened1

If I point a gun at a police officer I’ll probably be shot dead.

It’s time for Kim to get a new hobby.

Kim needs to shut down the reactors, dismantle the missiles and warheads, call in international verifiers and pension off his missile and nuclear workers.

The North Korean military should give Kim until Monday North Korean time before taking direct action against Kim.

Kim won’t be the only one going to the Trump P239 barbeque.


26 posted on 08/10/2017 1:01:29 PM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: Enlightened1
Trump's comments appeared to be prompted by a statement issued to the state-run Korean Central News Agency, which said "packs of wolves are coming in attack to strangle a nation."

Really? Hey, Kim, did you realize that the only reason that there are wolves in this country is because we made a conscious decision to NOT kill them all. Wolves, schmulves - we're not at all worried. You, OTOH, need to be worried - VERY worried - about the round-eyes with nukes. Just ask the Japs if you don't believe me.

27 posted on 08/10/2017 1:08:48 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Brian Griffin

The fact that our guys haven’t been recalled amid this rhetoric tells me a deal has been struck with those who could coup fatboi. Good, good.


28 posted on 08/10/2017 1:10:17 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Spike a drone into his fathead.

We act like we are the only country that can build drone, cr@p any kid can do it.

29 posted on 08/10/2017 1:11:17 PM PDT by itsahoot (As long as there is money to be divided, there will be division.)
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To: Dr. Ursus
Carpet bomb the country with cheeseburgers!

We could probably shoot broasted chickens across the DMZ.

30 posted on 08/10/2017 1:14:08 PM PDT by itsahoot (As long as there is money to be divided, there will be division.)
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To: Enlightened1

You know fellow Americans, it was the United States of America under the leadership of POTUS, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and POTUS, Harry Truman that gave freedom to China, Korea and Japan by winning the Second World War in 1945. China and Korea would be speaking Japanese today if not for the USA military. Japan in its defeat to the USA birthed a new nation of freedom for its people.

China.....do not forget the young American Volunteer Group (AVG)(The Flying Tigers)that fought and died for China in 1939-41(345 Japanese fighters & bombers downed). The blood of those young American, 17-25 year old pilots, mechanics and nurses lies engulfed forever in the earth of China. And, China do not forget the brave group of Jimmie Doolittle’s flyers who conducted the first Tokyo air raid from an American aircraft carrier in 1942 and those that gave their lives or were captured by the Japanese inside China.

China..it is time for payback. You need not hurt the Korean people north or south, You need not hurt Japan, you need not hurt the USA. Just destroy the leadership of North Korea just like the nutcase “Fat Boy” Korean maniac killed his own uncle and brother!!! Think seriously, it is to your advantage in the long term to do away with the tyrant of North Korea and his cohorts.


31 posted on 08/10/2017 1:14:59 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: Enlightened1

Ignore the little fat boy.

What is he going to do? Launch an attack against the United States????

I think even the tiny midgets he has as generals would stop him before he did that.


32 posted on 08/10/2017 1:22:36 PM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
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To: Enlightened1

Trump needs to start laying this problem around Bill’s neck. He could have done something in about this but didn’t.


33 posted on 08/10/2017 1:23:29 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Dilbert San Diego
It's been said many times that one of the lessons of history is that when someone says they want to kill you, you should believe them.

Kim's rhetoric alone would historically have been considered a casus belli. It must stop, and stop now. If there is to be any chance of a non-military solution that's an essential first step.

34 posted on 08/10/2017 1:26:14 PM PDT by AustinBill (consequence is what makes our choices real)
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To: Mr. K

That was certainly the 1930s logic regarding Japan. Sorry, but when nuclear weapons are involved you don’t wait to “take the first punch”. That’s something all civilized countries understand. You do not make nuclear threats. That’s crossing a line that will not be tolerated.


35 posted on 08/10/2017 1:29:54 PM PDT by AustinBill (consequence is what makes our choices real)
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To: Red Badger

diplomatically secure or not, they will leak minutes, if not moments after they are transmitted


36 posted on 08/10/2017 1:31:54 PM PDT by Avalon Memories (The question about fighting back is not what average people can to do, but how to do we do it?)
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To: ealgeone

He did in that conference. Said Bill Caved and he wasn’t easy on W or Obama.

Honestly I wouldn’t want to be fat boy or turtleneck right now. President Trump is outta bubblegum and there’s plenty of ass to kick.


37 posted on 08/10/2017 1:33:06 PM PDT by bleach (If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong.)
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To: AustinBill

Japan had an actual fighting force, and we had nothing compared to today

Japan and the powers that aligned with them were a real threat.

Fatboy Kim is an insect and could be crushed within 24 hours if we really wanted to.


38 posted on 08/10/2017 1:34:47 PM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
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To: AustinBill

And if he fired off a nuke... we’d really want to.


39 posted on 08/10/2017 1:35:20 PM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
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To: Enlightened1

The Chinese are crapping their pants.

They fully understand the Doomsday Scenario, and that DJT will not let it happen. The cat’s out of the bag about the miniature devices and there is a crazy man with his hand on the switch.


40 posted on 08/10/2017 1:39:52 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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