{"id":19200,"date":"2010-05-21T08:59:43","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T13:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=19200"},"modified":"2010-05-21T08:59:43","modified_gmt":"2010-05-21T13:59:43","slug":"norks-threaten-retaliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=19200","title":{"rendered":"Norks threaten retaliation"},"content":{"rendered":"

So yesterday the South Koreans presented the world with evidence that a North Korean submarine sank the South’s ship – including fragments of a North Korean torpedo. (Stars & Stripes<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Investigators said a 130-ton \u201cmidget\u201d North Korean submarine equipped with night vision capabilities entered the Yellow Sea undetected during the night of March 26 and fired a torpedo, causing a shock wave that ripped the ship in half.<\/p>\n

North Korea, however, denied involvement on Thursday and accused the South of fabricating the evidence. It warned that any punishment against the North could trigger war. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

CNN reports<\/a> that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton states that North Korea must face consequences for it’s lawless actions;<\/p>\n

“I think it’s important to send a clear message to North Korea that provocative actions have consequences,” Clinton said Friday as she began a week-long Asian tour in Tokyo, Japan. “We cannot allow the attack on South Korea to go unanswered by the international community.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We can all reasonably assume that an answer by the international community will go not much further than stern glances towards the failed kingdom and some empty gestures.<\/p>\n

Our buddy, GI Korea at ROKDrop<\/a> asks why we can’t place the 19th century fiefdom on the State-sponsors of terrorism list. Well, that would be a little too stern for this administration which has been doing it’s level best to do everything exactly the opposite of the previous administration…until that strategy ultimately fails.<\/p>\n

North Korea has been complicit in furthering Syria’s nuclear<\/a> aspirations and helped the Iranians develop missile technology<\/a>. But, the international community has done nothing but posture in response. <\/p>\n

Is it any wonder that the world’s rogues continue to ratchet up their antics when they can depend on toothless rhetoric as their only punishment?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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