N.K. Fires 7 missiles.

How long will Obama have to think this through before responding clearly?

Lunch break - NK fires again, Where's bill?, The kids on the Gays, Rock en Espanol, JSOM hearts Rafa.

NK fires again: North Korea fires another missile - Obi admin says: "I don't think that anybody in the administration thinks there is a crisis," Gates told reporters aboard his military jet early Friday morning. Is No Drama Obama actually too disinterested to be bothered since there is no upside for me Obama?

Where's Bill? Check this blog out.

Comment on Hot Air:
Most recently NQ, Liberal Rapture, The Confluence. Mostly small liberal blogs that were hardline behind Hillary Clinton...Believe it or not the real democrats had O figured out along time ago.

So real that we had to leave the party to maintain any integrity.

The kids are alright: Don't they know the musty ol' Bible mutters some barely coherent, mistranslated silliness about it in a single word or two written 1,500 years ago in a long dead language by acidic church elders with powermad political agendas and violently repressed libidos who nevertheless wish to instruct us all how to live and love and screw? Read it all.

John goes all tiger beat:

oh the many things i love...because, as we know - those who can't do - blog...

...USC Football...Shakespeare...the sublime inanity of Green Acres...the deliciously fearless South Park...almond roca...kicky pop music....oh and Rafael Nadal's smile, uh, i mean skill...The French Open is moving along and I also love me some tennis...and come to think of it lets hear it for Shakira ..Fear no Rock en Espanol...while American pop was disintegrating into fits of increasingly crappy rap and increasingly tiresome "hip hop" driven by increasingly creepy and gooey sexual energy... Rock en Espanol was often busy keeping the fun, sexy, earnest urgency of pop alive...so Go Rafa! Go Lakers! Go Friday! Go Rock en Espanol!...Go on then...have a great weekend!

Some more swell rock en Espanol:

Para No Verte Mas @ Yahoo! Video

North Korea - what now?

The veteran who wrote me last night - an email I posted - sent me this "rewrite" if you will. His extensive experience impels us to take note. The email is re-posted below. The writer served for 27 years in the U.S. Army in Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, he was stationed in South Korea for 5 years.

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In light of the recent political and military developments on the Korean peninsula, this President should immediately take practical, preventive measures to safeguard the families of service members & DoD employees stationed in the Republic of Korea.

NEO - Non-combatant Evacuation Operation

IF hostilities break out on the Korean peninsula, massive logistical resources would be required to move more than 20,000 American family members out of the country.

Even under peaceful circumstances, a military conducted NEO (non-combatant evacuation operation) would stretch the limits of the U.S. military currently deployed in the region.

It's time to for our leadership to seriously question the wisdom of allowing family members to remain in South Korea. The old colonial, country club, status quo atmosphere of our military in the ROK needs a swift kick-in-the-ass...

As a former soldier who directly supported a small-scale NEO exercise in South Korea, IF shit hits the fan, our troops will immediately focus on protecting family members trapped in a war zone. Why? Because it's a logical, natural reaction.

What would you do IF you were a soldier with family members under direct fire?

Once the DPRK announced it no longer would honor the 1953 Armistice ending the Korean War. the old rules governing the political and military game changed. A De Facto state-of-war now exists on the Korean Peninsula. Allowing family members to remain in the R.O.K. is nothing short of gross incompetence.

By enacting an immediate NEO, it would send a strong message to North Korea, but more importantly China, that the U.S. is serious about defending its allies in the region. It would show the DPRK that the U.S. is listening closely to both its words and actions.

This President has the moral responsibility to safeguard the lives of Americans. IF the U.S. is serious about defending South Korea and Japan, it needs to devote ALL its resources towards
reaching and maintaining this political and military objective. The continued presence of family members in South Korea is a recipe for both a military and humanitarian disaster.

The rules of the region's political game have changed. When Germany invaded Poland, my grandfather didn't wait around for the shooting to start in France.He immediately put his family on a boat out of the country.

While I understand our government's desire to avoid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, not immediately enacting a full scale NEO it's nothing short of gross incompetence.

Once again, since North Korea announced it no longer would honor the 1953 Armistice ending the Korea War, a De Facto state-of-war now exists on the Korean Peninsula. Would our government allow family members to remain in places like Bosnia, Kosovo, Somalia, Iraq or Afghanistan?

This President must act and act now. Given the continued unpredictable behavior of the North Korean leadership, signing the order for a full scale NEO is both a prudent and logical step.

To do otherwise represents a complete lack of moral leadership.

About Korea.

Late Wednesday I received an email from an Army vet and old friend asking me to write about the recent developments in Korea. His email and background contains a perspective far beyond anything I could say. He gave me permission to post his email . I've added one link but the military "lingo" is left as is. DPRK is North Korea and ROK is South Korea to us civilians. Whether the recent saber rattling by the DRPK is the result of a new belligerence, an internal power struggle or an attempt to test or bribe a new American President is far beyond my ability to even guess.

The writer served for 2 decades in the United States Army (Thank you, sir!). I do not know his final rank before retiring so I've left it off - no disrespect is meant . His persepctive is compelling and important.



John,

I realize the recent focus of your blog is BHO & the gay marriage debate, but it would be wonderful if you could write something insightful about the recent developments in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Basically, BHO could take some important preventive measures to safeguard the families of service members & DoD employees stationed in the ROK. Look up NEO (non-combatant evacuation operations).

Unfortunately, IF hostilities break out on the Korean peninsula, massive resources will be spent attempting to move more than 20,000 families members out of the Republic of Korea. It's time to rethink the military wisdom of maintaining the status quo which allows family members to remain in South Korea.

The colonial country club atmosphere of our military in the South Korea needs a swift kick-in-the-ass...

Trust me, IF shit hits the fan, our troops will ONLY be focused on protecting U.S. family members caught up in a fresh combat zone. What would you do IF you were a soldier with family members in a Combat Zone? Once the DPRK announced it no longer would honor the 1953 Armistice ending the Korean War (Pyongyang Also Says Truce Ending War in 1953 Is Invalid) the rules of the political and military game changed. The Korean peninsula is now a De Facto war zone. Allowing family members to remain in the Republic of Korea is nothing short of gross incompetence.

By enacting an immediate NEO, it would send a strong message to the DPRK, but more importantly the PRC, that the U.S. is serious about defending the ROK and Japan. It would show the DPRK that the U.S. is listening closely to its words and actions.

As President, BHO has the direct responsibility to safeguard the lives of Americans. IF the U.S. is serious about defending the ROK and Japan, it needs to devote ALL its resources to that goal. Allowing family members to remain in the ROK is a recipe for a potential military and humanitarian disaster.

The rules of the political game have changed. When Germany declared war on Poland, my grandfather didn't wait around for the shooting to start to put his family on a boat out of France. While I understand the desire of our government and the military not to escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula, not immediately beginning the first stages of a complete NEO is nothing short of gross incompetence.

Would our government allow family members to remain in places like Bosnia, Kosovo, Somalia, Iraq or Afghanistan?

The DPRK has declared war. This administration needs to act accordingly and immediately!



Matt Jenkins

Kim Jong a long a ding dong.

One more post while we are still in the first quarter of the Laker game. Today North Korea threatened war against South Korea...which is to say, us. A North Korean incursion into the south would see Americans on the front lines immediately.

Is it just me or does the Commander in Chief seem completely unconcerned?

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Oh sheeeeeet.

North Korea answers.

I admit to a short fuse when it comes to Chicago Slim adulation. The "Obama did so well with the pirate drama" has already worn me out. Enough. The man was smart enough to let the grown ups do the job...a job clearly above his "pay grade" and the grown ups got the job done. That's it. This does not make BHO suddenly worthy of a new round of masturbatory back slapping.

His response to the North Korean rocket launch is much more telling than his decamping to the cone of silence while the events off Somalia unfolded. Regarding North Korea he said some measured phrases and punted to the U.N. The U.N. dithered - then said "Bad Kim! Bad!"

North Korea has now responded with a big fat: fuck you, world!

Chicago Slim's measured tone and immediate punt on North Korea does not look nearly as wise now.

Lunch Break

United States Of Murder: spasm of gun violence in the United States, which has been rocked by six fatal mass shootings in the past three weeks...

Check out No Sheeples: "Benito" Obama, uh, Dear Leader, came close to Mussolini's notion of fascism in his most recent press conference...


Obama, he so mad: Obama says North Korea "broke rules". North Korea responds with "neener, neener, neener."


Circle Jerk: Prez bows to Saudi King, NYTimes bows to Obama.

Hot Elephant: He's Young. He's Hot. He's Republican.

Norton dismisses the Constitution: "I don't think members are in the least bit affected in their votes on the question of its constitutionality," she said just last week.

Obama now: 56% approve 43% do not.

Music: Debbie Harry makes it all okay.