Deseret News | North Korea launches 7 missiles, defying U.S.

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North Korea launches 7 missiles, defying U.S.

JoseRoberto | 7:54 a.m. July 4, 2009

it's time for the US and China to get together and put a stop to NK's nonsense. butt China wants to rule the universe too. so what do we do? maybe time to take NK out.

Thanks NK | 9:23 a.m. July 4, 2009

Looks like NK is helping the US celebrate its holiday! Americans like things that use fire to lift them into the sky. And the fact that NK can't even get a long range missile up just proves how benign that country really is.

CJ3 | 10:28 a.m. July 4, 2009

I hope and pray this isn't a precursor to any sort of MASH revival.

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gp | 10:34 a.m. July 4, 2009

DPK is trying to start their new Korean War,but we should not fall for their game, cool heads should pravail with them,I agree with Jose Roberto we should get China in the table, and hope the UN also get to work and stop DPK and their mad leaders do a war that could be a disaster in the Korean peninsula.

Shaq at the free throw line | 10:41 a.m. July 4, 2009

They are trying to launch missiles at us and they are almost hitting Japan instead. PATHETIC! This will make basketball fans forget Shaquille O'Neil ever missed his free-throws! LOL!

Missles? | 11:14 a.m. July 4, 2009

Are these really missles, or are they just celebrating the 4th of July with the USA? Without us the little angry fellow would not have anybody to hate.

jerbare | 11:37 a.m. July 4, 2009

When NK fires their missiles, aren't they in neutral space? Why don't someone "practice" their defense systems and shoot the missles down?
I think that would take the air out of their balloon.

Hypocrisy | 11:52 a.m. July 4, 2009

@JoseRoberto

So what you suggesting? "maybe time to take NK out."

An all out invasion of N. Korea? With our economy like this? With the largest deficit this country has ever seen? While already fighting two endless wars? Without reinstating the draft?

We've seen how difficult and expensive wars and nation rebuilding are with Afghanistan and Iraq.

Another war is exactly what this country DOESN'T need right now.

Maybe if Bush had actually attacked a country that had WMD and was a threat to our national security we wouldn't be in this mess. Instead, he wasted trillions of dollars and thousands of American lives in Iraq.

What a waste.... What a horrible decision...

Idget Midget | 12:14 p.m. July 4, 2009

So, let's see, the "measured" response from Camp David is to only ask them "please don't do that" 5 times instead of 25?

Pithy.

Anonymous | 12:17 p.m. July 4, 2009

NK should just try to nuke us. I can hear Obama now. With "Achy Breaky Heart" blaring in the background, the band blared music to cover up Obama's speech, as we glowed in the dark.

RE: hypocrisy | 12:49 p.m. July 4, 2009

that horrible decision freed millions of humans from being ruled by a madman.. certainly you don't consider that a waste at any cost.

AB | 12:57 p.m. July 4, 2009

How can you make this sound like this is Bush's fault. Have you ever thought that the reason we are recieving so much crap from other countries lately because they have absolutley no respect for Obama! None, Zip, Zildo, NADA!
And I find it interesting that some people can actually joke about this. Ha,ha,ha, Ya it is so funny that another country is shooting missles at us. Maybe if we just laugh and look the other way they will go away. We need to be aware and protect ourselves. This is not something Cute, light ,and fluffy! Obama better put his foot down and draw some serious bounderies in the sand. Oh and getting a backbone would be nice too!

Did they, or didn't they? | 1:05 p.m. July 4, 2009

Your headline on the home page for this story is confusing. Did they, or didn't they? By all accounts, they did. Your questioning headline is misleading.

Freeman | 1:10 p.m. July 4, 2009

@Hypocrisy

That horrible decision was also authorized by your Congress, and more than 40 other nations joined us in both wars. But you can keep living in your dark, sad little world where everything is Bush's fault.

Anonymous | 1:47 p.m. July 4, 2009

George W Bush would of said

Achy Breaky Heart

But don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
I just don't think he'd understand
And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart
I might blow up and kill this man
Ooo

Anonymous | 2:15 p.m. July 4, 2009

FREE NORTH KOREA! Those poor, enslaved people would thank us! Many North Koreans want freedom and democracy, but can't have it because Kim Jong Il is a madman and a killer.

Anonymous | 2:26 p.m. July 4, 2009

The measured response from the White House (Camp David) has been using hellfire missiles, fired by predators, to kill 72 terrorist in Pakistan and sending 4000 Marine to Southern Afghanistan to root out the Taliban that retook 90% Afghanistan during Bush's presidency without one person on Fox News speaking out.

Obama's record with Korea equals Bush's record. If you had a memory, you would recall the nuclear test during Bush's tenure. Why didn't Matt Drudge worry then?

There's a difference between comparing Bush's record on Korea and other issues than blaming him. Yes: Bush is to blame to Ben Laden escaping. He followed a policy of paying warlords to do our fighting at Torra Bora. It was a officer in our special forces who bought out that we let Ben Laden slip out. He was there.

Bush did let Afghanistan get reoccupied by doing dividing his forces while engaged in a battle. Afghanistan started with Reagan leaving Afghanistan with no government after Russian using Palin's words, advanced in another direction.

Bush couldn't have done much about Korea. I won't fault me for that.

Brian | 2:48 p.m. July 4, 2009

For decades the North Koreans leadership have acted in every way like the thugs that they are and we have pandered to their demands and ignored their broken promises.

The people of Korea have been historically at odds with China and China's way of neutralizing Korea has been to keep the leadership that they have in power and at "war" with the South. A united and free Korea would be seen by the Chinese as a major threat.

Barakodamas sees the future | 3:42 p.m. July 4, 2009

Dealing with hostile countries successfully would be miraculous in itself with a government that truly had the best interests of the people in mind. This little mini crisis is just another way to detract attention from the things that are going on right now in D.C. While we are all looking the other way, our corrupt "Representatives" are setting up a radically new way of governing our country that seems very permissive to the masses as it strips our liberties away, erodes our constitution and undermines the values of the average american. Let NK keep crying wolf. They will get what they have coming sooner or later. If we would elect honest people to public offices that is. Otherwise, we'll get what we've got coming for our ignorance and laziness in not doing so.

RE: Anonymous | 3:52 p.m. July 4, 2009

Anonymous shows how perfectly how liberal twist everything,

create their own fantasy worlds and out right lie,

to justify their beliefs, world view, and thior hate.

Anonymous | 7:34 p.m. July 4, 2009

So when is the annointed one going to sweet talk these people? After all that's all these rogue nations want isn't it? They just want to talk....they have no ideas about world domination or taking over their region of the world.

Thank God we have the annointed one!!!

CougarKeith | 12:29 a.m. July 5, 2009

Once Again Obama isn't going to do "SQUAT"!!! The great "Anointed One" is anointed "Coward" to embarrass the United States of America for FOUR LONG YEARS, and try to destroy what democracy we have left. North Korea doesn't need to be launching any missiles, they just need to let Obama destroy our country single handedly!!!

Mom of Soldier | 12:47 a.m. July 5, 2009

My son went to Korea on the day they started nuclear testing. He is getting 2-4 hours of sleep a night. I despise your offhanded remarks, your callous statements. Some of you have no clue what's going on. My son will do what he has to do. He is doing what so many others are too cowardly to do. I only hope that when and if he comes home he isn't some screwed up mess who gets turned away by our government when he needs help. Instead of spouting off your hurtful words, why don't you say a prayer or comfort someone. Since reading these blogs I see an awful lot of hate. Can't you use it for a better purpose? God bless our soldiers and keep them safe. God bless the poor innocent people caught in between these government that act like they care.

eee | 1:11 a.m. July 5, 2009

North Korea is a true world superpower. The US is a joke.

Anonymous | 1:28 a.m. July 5, 2009

I see that political views are once again being censored by this newspaper. If you say one negative thing about Republicans, your comments get the boot. This reminds me of Iran. I'm thinking of starting a blog page dedicated to my comments censored by the political officer of this newspaper. I'll try it once again:

Re Anonymous 7:34:

You sound like a parrot of Sean Hannity. G.W. Bush didn't do any better. In fact, Obama reminds me of G.W. when dealing with N. Korea. We needed someone more like Ronald Reagan instead of G.W. Bush or Obama.

No Nation building when over | 2:04 a.m. July 5, 2009

Let just take them out.
We can do it, and the international community will thank us.

Look at us. | 5:17 a.m. July 5, 2009

So many misinformed bloggers.

Read about North Korea.

Their people are starving to death.

The leaders are scared that Kim Jon 2 will die and when he does they know they can not lead the country.
What administration can follow a madman?

Every time they fire a rocket they are screaming Look at Us- Look at Us-

Please feed our population before they revolt.

Bush's fault | 7:13 a.m. July 5, 2009

You know darn well this is all Bush's fault. I have now come to blame him for everything thing that has gone wrong. I blame him for Michael Jackson's death, for my car breaking down, for McDonalds running out of McNuggets... See it's easy, all you have to do is take anything wrong in your life, blame it on Bush, and sit on your fanny and wait for Obama to come make it better.

I am wondering.... | 8:51 a.m. July 5, 2009

All China and Russia have to say is that they are "concerned"? Heck they are the ones helping the North Koreans become more accurate....What are they thinking? Are they waiting to see how Obama reacts to this or are they hoping it will create a diversion so we won't notice what they are doing? Just wondering...

Thomas Paine | 10:12 a.m. July 5, 2009

You know darn well that it was NOT Bush's fault. It most certainly is the fault of North Korea's puffy haired dictator. If you want to place the blame on a US president, then Obama needs to do more; but it is not Obama's fault either. I'm sick and tired of people blaming Bush.

RE: Thomas Paine | 10:51 a.m. July 5, 2009

Nothing more than a photo op needs to be done. North Korea just wants attention. The fireworks in Sugar House Park did more damage than these North Korean missiles.

Neocon Agenda | 10:54 a.m. July 5, 2009

The few remaining Republicans troll these message boards trying to incite war with North Korea, to keep Obama's attention from addressing health care, which is the number ONE threat against the American economy.

Re: Neocon Agenda | 3:20 p.m. July 5, 2009

You clearly don't understand the tyrannical voracity of the North Korean leaders. These are the same dictators that just gave two of Al Gore's journalist employees 12 years hard labor for crossing their borders.

Watch Lisa Ling's (yes, the sister of one of those held by N. Korea) documentary about North Korea and maybe read up on what is going on there before spewing liberal pacifist rhetoric. All Americans will be in grave danger should the North Koreans be allowed to have nukes.

You won't need Obama's healthcare if the North Koreans get nuclear weapons.

Cats | 3:36 p.m. July 5, 2009

It will be interesting to see if Obama has the guts to do anything about it. Based on his performance so far, I fear for the future.

Been there: | 7:12 p.m. July 5, 2009

Have been to & on the DMZ. Have seen the North Korean soldiers face to face. They have a serious ability to do damage. Those of you who spout-off your liberal rhetoric are the ones who scare me most as you obviously have no clue to the dangers that exist....I worry and pray for our soldiers who carry the burden most neglect in our society.

Sweet talk and bull-pucky from politicians who are in a constant state of campaigning, make me wonder when they will really address the serious problems they had all the answers for, before they had the responsibility....?

Thinkin' Man | 7:26 p.m. July 5, 2009

I guess Joe Biden was right -- the rookie President is being tested in his first months (again). And he's handling it with all the expertise a community organizer with no leadership resume would be expected to.

I've lived in Korea and been to the DMZ a couple of times, too. You DON'T want to mess with these guys. They could inflict ferocious damage in a hurry. We'd beat them, of course, but not after a terrible and terrifying toll.

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