Posted on 11/28/2010 6:42:52 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The United States and South Korea have agreed to "coordinate" any response to North Korea after Pyongyang's deadly artillery attack on a South Korean island provoked global condemnation.
The assault Tuesday which killed two South Korean marines was one of the most serious border incidents since the 1950-1953 war.
South Korea's military went on top alert, its troops fired back with cannon and the government met in an underground war room, officials said, in response to what Seoul called an atrocity against civilians.
North Korea's supreme command, however, accused South Korea of firing first and vowed "merciless military attacks with no hesitation if the South Korean enemy dares to invade our sea territory by 0.001 mm".
But condemnation of Pyongyang poured in from the United States, which has 28,500 troops in South Korea, along with Russia, Japan and Western Europe.
The White House convened a high-powered meeting of top civilian, military and intelligence officials to discuss the attack while the Pentagon said US and South Korean defence chiefs had agreed in talks to "coordinate" any response
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Ping
Been flying. Obama apologize yet?
The Norkies and Iran have cooked their goose as far as any civilized people would be concerned. But of course Bummer will not do anything more than Jimmuh Cahtuh did.
Theres an idea.
They have coordinated and decided to jointly do nothing..maybe stage another round of talks and give-aways..but basically..nothing.
The reason that all of the SK heirarchy had to apologize is that they trusted the US..better to rely on their own, this prez goes all wee wee at the mere suggestion that he might have to make a hard decision and not rely on his rhetoric.
LOL
South Korea: Say things.
Obama: Golf.
Has to be coordinated....Whenever two partners roll up into the fetal position, coordination is an absolute must!
Doesn’t anyone remember this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axe_Murder_Incident
The axe murder incident was the killing of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which forms the de facto border between North and South Korea. The killings, credited to Kim Jong-il’s power consolidation,[1] and the response three days later (Operation Paul Bunyan) heightened tensions between North and South Korea as well as their respective allies, the Soviet Union, the People’s Republic of China, and the United States.
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