Comments on: North Korea Fires Missiles

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Persistent North Korea

The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Persistent North Korea — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:43:26 +0000

[...] The consensus view seems to be that it’s an attention-getting device. [...]

By: charles austin

charles austin — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 23:15:34 +0000

What I find most interesting is how seemingly everyone wants to read the tea leaves to figure out what North Korea is up to. It reminds me of the heady days of the Kremlinolgists, who somehow managed to miss the utter collapse of the Soviet Union.

It really is much easier to observe the facts, and make a diagnosis, i.e., Kim Jong Il is a seriously dangerous nut and it will only be a matter of time before he will manage to get a few million people killed unless the "international community" grows some balls and gets serious about deposing him.

President Bush's comments about the Axis of Evil some ever more true as time marches on.

By: Bithead

Bithead — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:43:26 +0000

Look, let's be honest, here. Their 'long range' missile failed before it made it to the range of the scuds they fired later. So, even assuming that Kim had intended something more dangerous, he doesn't have the ability. As to intent, the timing of the launches (Within minutes of the Space Shuttle Launch) speaks to Kim's true intent; Banging the drum for a better negotating position for funding, (See also, United States-based largess) so as to retain his failed leadership, at our expense. The reaction of various world governments...(feigned outrage when they've known for years this guy's abilitys don't macth his intentions) ... are only aiding his cause. So, I'm not getting excited about this one.

By: Media UnCut

Media UnCut — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 13:41:09 +0000

North Korean Launches Missiles...

North Korea test fired six missiles one of which was a long range missile. The long range missile failed and crashed into the sea....

By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Lucky 7: North Korea launches another missile

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:01:36 +0000

[...] The consensus view seems to be that it’s an attention-getting device. [...]

By: Below The Beltway

Below The Beltway — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:23:26 +0000

North Korean Fireworks...

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By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 05:48:36 +0000

Actually Herb, Democrats love our country, we just hate the neo-con vision for it, in which America is sort of like the Soviet Union, with corporations...

By: Blogs of War

Blogs of War — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 05:34:06 +0000

NORAD Detects Multiple North Korean Missile Launches - One Long-Range...

Some people will do anything to get attention. Details via CNN/Reuters:
North Korea has launched a missile but it was not the intercontinental missile being monitored by the United States, CNN reported on Tuesday, quoting sources.
CNN said the missil...

By: Tom Chapman

Tom Chapman — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 03:18:49 +0000

The regime in North Korea could not survive without the food, oil, and material support it receives from China. Why can't we threaten to disrupt Chinese imports into the U.S. if they don't cut this madman off at the knees? The Chinese need our dollars much more than we need the cheap goods they send here, which wouldn't be quite so cheap if we quadrupled the import fees on everything arriving from the People's Republic. If China threatened to withdraw support from him then L'il Kim would likely become very reasonable. He may be crazy, but he's not suicidal.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 03:18:46 +0000

They would choose to see each and every American die by beheading rather than fight those fanatics and killers that want to destroy America

If you really believe this, do you think the US is headed for civil war? I am seriously curious where you think this kind of talk will lead.

By: Herb

Herb — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 03:05:52 +0000

Hey guys, you're wasting your time trying to talk to AS (Another Sore loser). His hate for Bush is dominating his every thought and action. He wants all of America to band together and support guys like Gore and Kerry who are the champions of the "Cut and Run" crowd. They would choose to see each and every American die by beheading rather than fight those fanatics and killers that want to destroy America, AS included. It's to bad that AS does not have the mental capacity to understand and know which side his bread is buttered on. Notice how he resorts to foul names with those who disagree with him, but, he's a hard core democrat you know. Oh Well!

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 02:29:24 +0000

Zelsdorf, Still reading your "Bush the Conqueror" comic books I see. The President's father pulled Saddam's fangs. That's reality. Deal with it. As for Bush's "do something" policy, you can see how North Korea fears us. They chose the 4th of July to make a missile launch Bush warned them against all year...

By: Zelsdorf Ragshaft III

Zelsdorf Ragshaft III — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 02:16:22 +0000

Anjin, What do you call mustard and sarin gas? By the way, if you kept up to date on material found in Iraq as opposed to forming an opinion and sticking to it, in spite of evidence to the contrary, those mobile labs could not have produced the amount of hydrogen gas necessary for weather balloons. You guys think if you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes true. If Clinton had not made the deal he did with N. Korea, helped by the fine American Jimmy Carter, We would not have this problem with North Korea. Why is it that after 8 years of do nothing foreign policy, everything now is Bush's fault? And you want to be the party to lead the country. Quit it.

By: anjin-san

anjin-san — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 01:16:58 +0000

McGehee,

I guess your mistaking my concern about the intentions of our enemies and the desire to make national security assessments based on reality instead of the faith-based type made by the Bush admin can be attributed to a lack of intelligence on your part.

How very fascist of you to question the patriotism of all who disagree with you, especially on the 4th of July,

And just for your information, asswipe, I have an uncle who fought at Chosin Reservoir and watched a lot of good men die in Korea. Some men fight wars, and others just cheer for them on blogs...

By: The Florida Masochist

The Florida Masochist — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 01:01:37 +0000

Missile launches...

What will be the US response? A targeted response against the launch site. This has to be carefully weighed against a DPRK launching a retalitory artillery barrage on Seoul. The South Korean capitol has a population of 11 million people living there,.....