Pence to U.S. troops on North Korea: 'Be ready'

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Pence to U.S. troops on North Korea: 'Be ready'
North Korea’s nuclear threat has become the central foreign policy concern of the Trump administration.
By MATTHEW NUSSBAUM 10/27/2017 03:36 PM EDT

Vice President Mike Pence visited an Air Force base critical to American nuclear capabilities on Friday to deliver a stark warning to North Korea in the face of escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

“Our enemies should never doubt the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the United States of America,” Pence told servicemen and women at North Dakota’s Minot Air Force Base, home to 26 B-52 bombers and 150 intercontinental ballistic missile sites.

“Anyone who would threaten our nation should know that America always seeks peace, but if we are forced to defend ourselves or our allies, we will do so with military power that is effective and overwhelming,” Pence went on — though he also described the arsenal at Minot as “that credible deterrent that has assured the security of the American people for generations.”

“Now, more than ever, your commander in chief is depending on you to be ready,” Pence said.

https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/27/pence-north-korea-troops-be-ready-244250

[msongs]

1. jesus told him to nuke somebody, anybody, when mueller handed down indictments nt

[workinclasszero]

2. Now, more than ever, your commander in chief is depending on you to be ready, Pence said.

Spoken on Friday by Pence as Mueller's indictments are coming down on Monday.

Draw your own conclusions folks.

[joet67]

3. This. nt

[Tobin S.]

4. America always seeks peace, eh?

[democratisphere]

5. Looks like there are at least two madmen in the West Wing.

Hope some sanity prevails.

[Skittles]

6. their decisions will depend on Mueller's decisions

[wasupaloopa]

7. God I would hate to have to call trump my commander in chief. Johnson was bad enough when I was in

[smirkymonkey]

8. I really hate these guys.