Panetta: North Korea rocket launch a "clear provocation"
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[QUOTE]article: [url]http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2012/12/12/panetta-north-korea-rocket-launch-a-clear-provocation/[/url]
CNN Video HERE: [url]http://cnn.com/video/?/video/bestoftv/2012/12/12/exp-erin-panetta-north-korea.cnn[/url]
One day after North Korea surprised the world by launching a rocket that officials in Pyongyang claim was carrying a peaceful satellite, CNN's Erin Burnett sat down with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Kabul, Afghanistan and asked him about the United States' response to this development.
"We're still assessing just exactly what happened here, looking at each of the stages and determining whether or not it really was a success," Panetta said. "But the fact that they've launched this missile is a clear provocation. We warned them not to do it."
Panetta also added that the United States is continuing to build up its military presence in the region, a task that may have greater urgency after this launch.
"One of the reasons we're re-balancing in the Pacific is to deal with the threat from North Korea. And we will. We're prepared to do that and we'll respond if we have to," Panetta said.
Tune into OutFront tonight at 7P/ET to watch Erin's entire one-on-one interview with Secretary Panetta.
Tomorrow night Erin Burnett OutFront will be live from Kabul, Afghanistan.[/QUOTE]
A clear provocation.. yes.. of course it is. Now that they've succeeded launching a satellite ... what's the next step for us?
I know how to stop all the rockets. Make a huge net in the sky and have it stretch throughout all of north korea.
[QUOTE=Paul McCartney;38808536]I know how to stop all the rockets. Make a huge net in the sky and have it stretch throughout all of north korea.[/QUOTE]
Or put giant flying pools. Their rockets seem to be attracted by water.
I still find it incredible that despite decade after decade of provocations, murders, shootings, sinkings, bombings and artillery exchanges, we have yet to pub-stomp North Korea.
I understand that a war with North Korea would probably be disastrous for South Korea, but doesn't North Korea represent a [b]massive[/b] threat to the stability of the region as a whole?
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Oh, don't forget foreign kidnappings and assassinations. Of course.
[QUOTE=genobalto;38807107]What's the next step for us?[/QUOTE]
Angrily-worded letters from the U.N. :v:
[QUOTE=ewitwins;38808842]I still find it incredible that despite decade after decade of provocations, murders, shootings, sinkings, bombings and artillery exchanges, we have yet to pub-stomp North Korea.
I understand that a war with North Korea would probably be disastrous for South Korea, but doesn't North Korea represent a [b]massive[/b] threat to the stability of the region as a whole?
[editline]13th December 2012[/editline]
Oh, don't forget foreign kidnappings and assassinations. Of course.[/QUOTE]
It's not that we have yet to pub stomp them, we totally could if we wanted it. We just don't really want to risk a huge war, since South korea would be completely devastated by it, and the problems with fucking with china's puppet state.
[QUOTE=genobalto;38807107]what's the next step for us?[/QUOTE]
Only one thing we can do, shake our fists and give them mean looks.
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