Though the White House had strong words for North Korea, the administration was tempering Obama's direct involvement by planning a written statement from the president instead of having him speak publicly. The president, who was traveling to Indiana Tuesday to speak on the economy, was also expected to call South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak.
Top national security aides planned to meet at the White House late Tuesday afternoon to discuss the situation in North Korea. The White House said it would work with its international partners to determine the appropriate next steps.
I mean killing two marines with howitzers would be an act of war anywhere else in the world. Instead Obama is tempering and issuing written statements? This is one of our closest allies in the region attacked by a belligerent enemy what do you have to think about?
The response should be table pounding and a statement like "we will defend our staunch ally South Korea in any way they need us including with military force if necessary. An unprovoked attack in the region by North Korea will never be tolerated by the US."
Instead they temper and issue written statements when it comes to defending allies who we have lost American lives defending. South Korea has been pretty loyal to us for 60 years and we temper and issue written statements when they are attacked?
This is exactly why he Obama is criticized. He hems and haws and think up excuses even when it comes to defending staunch allies. He is quick to ignore the issue in the strongest possible terms. I can't wait until Hillary runs him into the ground in the 2012 Democratic primary.
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