U.S. Military Set to Intercept North Korean Ship

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Originally Posted by CastleBravo
Stop the ship, absolutely. UN resolutions seem to require that, and force it to the nearest port. Of course it can be inspected enroute.

As a side note UN resolutions required action against Iraq also, but when executed, it was criticized mightily.

That can be debated - and has. Not to mention the amateurish way in which the "action" was not prepared, not planned, and thus badly carried out. The result is an Iraqi prime minister taking general orders from Teheran now, and a Shia population looking for leadership from Iran. Clever!

Debated yes, ameteurish no. Remember major offensive operations ended rather soon. The problem, was the UN members which sactioned the activities and then had no stomach for the outcome, giving the impression that the US (GWB and the US Congress) acted alone and recklessly. That was not the case. Any other interpretation is politically motivated spin.


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With Mr. Obama's pathological need for approval I suspect the ship will get a pass.
Let's wait and see.

Yes let's.


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I think it would be better if the missile is never fired by NK. Shooting down such a missile would reveal capabilities not for the entire worlds eyes.
Test shots from earlier stages of the socalled star wars program have been on all major TV screens around the globe - since years. That some of them were successful, is no secret. We also think of the Patriot missiles shooting down Iraqi missiles.

How many times have you seen news reports way out of reality? Many times I bet. I have also. I donnot depend on news organizations reporting the entirely correct news, especially on classified events. I cannot suspend my disbelief.