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alp227

(31,997 posts)
Tue May 7, 2013, 04:38 PM May 2013

Obama: North Korea's crisis-for-concession days 'over'

Source: BBC

North Korea will no longer be rewarded for provocative behaviour, US President Barack Obama has said at a joint news conference with South Korea's leader.

Flanked by President Park Geun-hye, Mr Obama told a White House briefing North Korea was more isolated than ever.

Ms Park is on her first foreign trip since taking office in February.

Ahead of their meeting, US officials said North Korea had moved two medium-range missiles from a coastal launch site, lowering tensions.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22443305

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Obama: North Korea's crisis-for-concession days 'over' (Original Post) alp227 May 2013 OP
Only the people of N. Korea will suffer. DCKit May 2013 #1
About time, an another dictator who take his people in hostage. Sand Wind May 2013 #2
His Own People Are Not the Only Hostages AndyTiedye May 2013 #3
Their may already be drones headed his way. leftyladyfrommo May 2013 #4
Meanwhile, this from the KCNA... BadtotheboneBob May 2013 #5
This could all end by giving the chubby little gangster a couple of $B and a basketball team in Monk06 May 2013 #6
 

Sand Wind

(1,573 posts)
2. About time, an another dictator who take his people in hostage.
Tue May 7, 2013, 04:58 PM
May 2013

You have to strike at them.

Also, It's a good pretext to have some big ships and planes in the China Sea...could usefull soon.

AndyTiedye

(23,500 posts)
3. His Own People Are Not the Only Hostages
Tue May 7, 2013, 07:09 PM
May 2013

He is also holding the population of Seoul, Tokyo, and Honolulu hostage as well.
If we "strike at them" he will nuke those places, obviously.

Of course we would then turn his country into glass, but if the imperious leader is going down, what does he care if his country goes down with him?


BadtotheboneBob

(413 posts)
5. Meanwhile, this from the KCNA...
Tue May 7, 2013, 10:03 PM
May 2013
http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm

"...Respected Marshal Kim Jong Un's line on simultaneously building up the economy and nuclear forces serves as a guarantee for achieving national reunification and finishing the building of a thriving socialist nation at an earliest date..."

So, they believe that having nuclear weapons will ensure national unification? No wonder the South Koreans are concerned.

Monk06

(7,675 posts)
6. This could all end by giving the chubby little gangster a couple of $B and a basketball team in
Tue May 7, 2013, 11:26 PM
May 2013

Switzerland. He did most of his growing up there anyway. He probably hates N Korea more than the S Koreans do.
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