Under a BUsh or Reagan that might have happened...but sadly, not really possible or probable under this Administration.
But we do have the capability.
The Man Who Despises America
http://www.jeffhead.com/obama-time.htm
America at the Crossroads of History
http://www.jeffhead.com/crossroads.htm
I was curious about whether the rocket had even reached a high enough altitude for us to take it out in that manner. Though I tend to agree: not convinced at all that this administration would have opted to do that in any case.