His rhetoric is getting tougher each hour, it seems. The guy must be feeling the heat from general public, especially conservatives. They now consider him a traitor. However, the rhetoric is one thing and the action is quite another. Until bombs hit their target.
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Yonhap) — President Lee Myung-bak ordered his military Tuesday to punish North Korea for its artillery attacks “through action,” not just words, saying it is important to stop the communist regime from contemplating additional provocation.
“The provocation this time can be regarded as an invasion of South Korean territory. In particular, indiscriminate attacks on civilians are a grave matter,” a stern-faced Lee said during a visit to the headquarters of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in central Seoul.
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I’m confused. He has ordered the military to punish NK through action, not words. But it seems the ‘action’ is just a threat to punish them if they do something again?