Bush Says U.S. Won't Attack North Korea

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-bush,1,507244.story?coll=chi-news-hed

WASHINGTON -- President Bush demanded stiff sanctions on North Korea Wednesday for its reported nuclear test and asserted the U.S. has "no intention of attacking" the reclusive regime despite its claims that it needs atomic weapons to guard against such a strike.

Still, in a Rose Garden news conference, Bush said the United States remains committed to diplomacy but also "reserves all options to defend our friends in the region."

He also vowed increased military cooperation with allies, including bolstering ballistic missile defenses in the region and increased efforts to prevent Pyongyang from importing missile and nuclear technology.

Bush rejected international appeals -- such as one made as he spoke by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan -- for the United States to hold one-on-one talks with North Korea, something the U.S. has refused to do.

[savemefromdumbya]

1. I guess it's a bit too far away

:sarcasm:

[bpeale]

2. of course not

they actually have nuclear weapons & they will fight back unlike Iraq.

[MadMaddie]

3. So he says he won't attack and yet he refuses to talk to NK

well sounds like a broken record...The US is going to attack NK all by itself.....Can you hear it now? "Draft"

[bdamomma]

13. and Yosemite Sam (John Bolton) said military options are on the table

does not help either.

[liberal N proud]

4. No Oil - No attack!

There is no oil in North Korea for the neocons to get their hands on.

[Rocknrule]

8. Right, you can't run an SUV on spicy cabbage

To quote whitehouse.org

[xultar]

5. OK can we get a FLIP FLOP smiley?

[peace13]

6. Oh No!!!

In his world of opposites that means that he will. Hold on to your horses!!

[RethugAssKicker]

7. The US can not win a conventional war with NK

The only option there is a nuclear obliteration..... And even these assholes
wont do that.............at least not yet.

[LaPera]

9. No profit in it, Iran has OIL - N Korea is needed to instill fear into

Americans to make sure they are always worried, they need countries like North Korea, the big bad boogie-man to always point to that's trying to get us - its what makes the fascist machine work, FEAR!

Without it, they'd just be exposed for the dumb, arrogant, imperialistic bullies that they are.

[madrchsod]

10. he`s just pumping up his penis

china,japan,and south korea are running the show now...

[leftofthedial]

11. North Korea has nukes

that means we have to invade Iran

[Swamp Rat]

12. Bushler is going to leave a HUGH mess for the next administration.

He hasn't done a goddamn thing to better this country!

[bdamomma]

14. Yup, the next President can clean up his mess, that is what

he has done for all of his life, someone to bail him out of his messes. what a waste he is.

[whistle]

15. But Bush also said, "N Korea can not have nuclear weapons"...

...that will mean eventually Bush will order an attack to take the weapons capability away from N Korea.