Posted on 03/29/2009 10:23:13 AM PDT by Steelfish
Gates: U.S. Not Prepared to Respond to North Korea Missile Launch
The defense secretary told "FOX News Sunday" that the United States can do nothing to stop North Korea from thumbing its nose at the international community by test-firing a long-range missile.
By Bill Sammon FOXNews.com Sunday, March 29, 2009
The United States can do nothing to stop North Korea from breaking international law in the next 10 days by firing a missile that is unlikely to be shot down by the U.S. or its allies, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday.
Appearing on "FOX News Sunday," Gates said North Korea "probably will" fire the missile, prompting host Chris Wallace to ask: "And there's nothing we can do about it?"
"No," Gates answered, adding, "I would say we're not prepared to do anything about it."
Last week, Admiral Timothy Keating, commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, said the U.S. is "fully prepared" to shoot down the missile. But Gates said such a response is unlikely.
"I think if we had an aberrant missile, one that was headed for Hawaii, that looked like it was headed for Hawaii or something like that, we might consider it," Gates said. "But I don't think we have any plans to do anything like that at this point."
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But on the other hand....
Well, Hawaii.
I guess if there is a missile headed your way, you are lucky that BHO might consider doing something about it.
The “Sleeping Giant” made sterile by the socialist administration.
One must ask themselves this question:
Why would one communist gov’t shoot down a missile fired by another communist gov’t?
We are at peril as long as we are so political, who is to say this test doesn’t have a warhead on it? China runs N. Korea, Iran runs hezbollah, Russia plays them both and they play us..
US to N. Korea, because we do not know your true intentions, missle test which are aimed at any properties of the US will be met with immediate action..
I guess we will wait until they are nuking us.
Did you actually think that he would?
“one that was headed for Hawaii, that looked like it was headed for Hawaii or something like that, we might consider it”
MIGHT??? What is wrong with these people???
And telling an enemy that we’re not prepared to do something about their missile launch is not really a good thing to say....
It looks we’re going to have to rely on the Japanese to shoot it down....
If Hawaii gets nuked it might end the COLB debate once and for all... no evidence left.
Obama is fervently hoping it will hit either Hawaii or Alaska with the hope it takes out his supposed COLB or Sarah Palin.
What other national security challenges are we “not prepared to do anything about?”
Iran’s nuclear program.
China’s bullying.
Russian threats.
The list goes on, and on.
Or, as our head of Homeland Security would call it, “another man-made disaster”.
In the end, all the little communists want to be the Head Communist
My guess would be, all of them.
I take it the key words are “little communists” right?
Lets all start launching missiles, yippie! America won’t do anything. yippie!
Luckly we didn’t have a Kenyan half breed bastard closet homosexual cocaine freak in charge in the fall of 1962
Wonder if this is the “test” Biden was talking about. Didn’t he say something like, “It won’t seem like we’re doing the right thing....”
“...but once Alaska gets hit and America’s in a panic that’s when we can use the crisis to basically do anything we want....?”
Why would one communist gov’t shoot down a missile fired by another communist gov’t?Bingo!
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