Posted on 10/08/2006 8:07:00 PM PDT by Lunatic Fringe
Just reported on CNN via South Korea television news.
10:35pm local time a 4.2 magnitude reading was made by the USGS as per Fox.
That would be 10:35pm Eastern time.
**This brings National Security front and center in the elections.**
Yes, and the dimocrats will all blame Rove's planning for the election. LOL! <sarcasm off
That's a philosophy that allows money to literally control our lives. You won't know what a "tanked economy" is until Kim jong Ill lobs a nuke into Los Angeles. As for NK having nothing to lose, that's just plain wrong. They have their lives and their peace to lose, the two most precious things. Remember, they are not islamo-barbarians who think they will go to virgin paradise if killed by an "infidel"...... they want to live. Anyway, it's too late now; all we can do is hope they don't fire a nuke at the U.S. or our interests, or sell a nuke to the terrorists.
And oc course we would not be in this mess if it was not for the party of jackasses led by Clinton. Another failure by him that history will hold him accountable for.
US officially confiremed it.
It's fianally on FoxNews website.
http://www.foxnews.com/
U.S. Official Confirms North Korean Nuclear Test to FOX News
God bless you! You're the pride of America.
I'll say plainly what I think should happen. Risky as hell. But we should let China know if they don't put a stop to this we will, and decisively. The NK leadfership should be told we wil take out their program and them in short order. China should be given an opportunity to go in and get the job done on the ground. But not a long opportunity. And if we have to attack, yes we risk NK launching devastating attacks on Seoul.
First, I believe Kim would back down. Second, if he didn't we would resolve this once and for all.
Maybe a head strong policy but thus far we seem to have achieved a nuclear N Korea. I think NK does not want our attention, our oil or our money. They want nuclear weapons and missiles to deliver them with.
Well, some commentators have been talking about the news cycle and what could change it. Key among the suggestions was a nuke test in North Korea. Should they tag a sign on their door and charge for fortunes? I suspect they knew this was in the works. While we have been occupied on another topic, I have kept updated with real news and this doesn't shock me based on comments by those like Kristol and so forth.
Anyway, I would just like to offer my sincere congratulations to the following people and organizations. Not to exclude anyone, but these are uniquely qualified for praise.
Bill Clinton. Jimmy Carter. The U.N. China.
Well done folks, you've succeeded in arming a two bit whacked out dictator.
Another momentous step in Japan's history back onto the stage of the Super Powers, IMHO.
Japan * ping * (kono risuto ni hairitai ka detai wo shirasete kudasai : let me know if you want on or off this list)
"The North Koreans should know that the U.S. will not give more than 35 Billion in direct U.S. taxpayer aid, and we will only take your threats for another 8 years."
10 nuclear bombs would also kill
a lot of people..and when you think
about it..they'd be mostly civilians
as they wou;d be used against
population centers, whereas destroying
NKs artillery, would "mostly" kill
armed combatants.
We do lots more than just dance around an complain about China. We also do things like make China our biggest trading partner, let them operate a half dozen of our sea ports, and help expand their economy so they can build their military machine. All this while we trade under a 200 billion dollar deficit with them. Brilliant strategy, eh?
This wouldn't have happened if Peking didn't want it to.
China can talk all they want about it being unacceptable and going through the motions of talk and negotiations, but anyone with any common sense knows who's side China is on and what their ultimate goals are.
Now, I'm not saying that they're celebrating in Zhongnanhai but if this was something that they felt that strongly about it wouldn't have happened.
The bottom line is that China is ok with this and implicitly approves and we should plan accordingly.
I agree to a point, but as bad as our guys have been, the Dems would be worse. They're all worthless, but I'm not convinced they're all EQUALLY worthless yet. Do you HONESTLY thing putting Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi in charge of things would help this situation? They'll spend the next two years trying to impeach Bush for stealing Girl Scout cookies or paying the gardener too much, meanwhile Kim Jong and Iran will be loading up on nukes.
I agree with you, though. I'm disgusted with OUR guys too at this point. I'm just scared of the Dems. No point in jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
What's depressing is that I'm not greatly comforted by our '08 candidates either. Depressing... Why can't we find another Ronald Reagan?
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