lo yeeOn
2017-08-09 03:09:39 UTC
"The great leaders that I have seen, they don't threaten unless they
are ready to act and I'm not sure that President Trump is ready to
act," said Senator McCain.
I'll say that President Trump must not take McCain's bait. If he
doesn't start a "preventive war" against North Korea as Graham and
McCain are urging him to, then any impeachment attempt against him
will fail. Otherwise, it'll spell the doom of Trump's presidency.
(My take of the "Russian collusion" investigation is that it may lead
to some peripheral indictments but it'll never rise to some kind of
"high crimes and misdemeanors" necessarily to convict him.)
lo yeeOn
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40871416
North Korea says it is considering missile strikes near the US Pacific
territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump threatened
Pyongyang with "fire and fury".
The North's official news agency said it was mulling a plan to fire
medium-to-long-range rockets around Guam, where US strategic bombers
are based.
The statement marks a sharp rise in rhetoric between the two
countries.
The UN recently approved further economic sanctions against the
country.
President Trump's comments followed a media report that claimed the
North had made a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its
missiles.
The Washington Post report, which cited US intelligence officials,
suggests North Korea is developing nuclear weapons capable of hitting
the US at a much faster rate than expected.
Will North Korea nuclear threat focus minds?
Can the US defend itself against North Korea?
N Korea: The possible solutions
The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said its
military was "carefully examining the operational plan for making an
enveloping fire at the areas around Guam with medium-to-long-range
strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12".
It said the plan would be reported to the Supreme Command after "full
examination and completion" and put into practice at the order of
leader Kim Jong-un, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
The heated rhetoric between the US and North Korea intensified after
Pyongyang tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) in
July, claiming it now had the ability to hit the US.
Mr Trump told reporters on Tuesday: "North Korea best not make any
more threats to the US. They will be met with fire and fury like the
world has never seen."
Veteran US Senator John McCain was sceptical about Mr Trump's
statement.
"The great leaders that I have seen, they don't threaten unless they
are ready to act and I'm not sure that President Trump is ready to
act," said Senator McCain.
are ready to act and I'm not sure that President Trump is ready to
act," said Senator McCain.
I'll say that President Trump must not take McCain's bait. If he
doesn't start a "preventive war" against North Korea as Graham and
McCain are urging him to, then any impeachment attempt against him
will fail. Otherwise, it'll spell the doom of Trump's presidency.
(My take of the "Russian collusion" investigation is that it may lead
to some peripheral indictments but it'll never rise to some kind of
"high crimes and misdemeanors" necessarily to convict him.)
lo yeeOn
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40871416
North Korea says it is considering missile strikes near the US Pacific
territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump threatened
Pyongyang with "fire and fury".
The North's official news agency said it was mulling a plan to fire
medium-to-long-range rockets around Guam, where US strategic bombers
are based.
The statement marks a sharp rise in rhetoric between the two
countries.
The UN recently approved further economic sanctions against the
country.
President Trump's comments followed a media report that claimed the
North had made a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its
missiles.
The Washington Post report, which cited US intelligence officials,
suggests North Korea is developing nuclear weapons capable of hitting
the US at a much faster rate than expected.
Will North Korea nuclear threat focus minds?
Can the US defend itself against North Korea?
N Korea: The possible solutions
The North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said its
military was "carefully examining the operational plan for making an
enveloping fire at the areas around Guam with medium-to-long-range
strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12".
It said the plan would be reported to the Supreme Command after "full
examination and completion" and put into practice at the order of
leader Kim Jong-un, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
The heated rhetoric between the US and North Korea intensified after
Pyongyang tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) in
July, claiming it now had the ability to hit the US.
Mr Trump told reporters on Tuesday: "North Korea best not make any
more threats to the US. They will be met with fire and fury like the
world has never seen."
Veteran US Senator John McCain was sceptical about Mr Trump's
statement.
"The great leaders that I have seen, they don't threaten unless they
are ready to act and I'm not sure that President Trump is ready to
act," said Senator McCain.