I'll Drink To That
North Korea clearly stated they would regard this as a "declaration of war". So lets see if they are as good as the promise here, as they were when they announced they planned a nuclear test.
I'll Drink To That
BFD
"The language is directed at North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who has a long, documented record of living a life of luxury while his people wasted away in famine."
This didn't work on Saddam, why would they think it will work on dear leader?
There is no such thing. There are treaties and there is war. This is an act of war, but the UN is not sovereign, so it is the countries who allied in this act of war who are at war. If N Kor does not respond in a warlike manner, they are incapable of making war.
Well, now we'll se what actual impact such sanctions have on NK. Will Russia and China actually participate? I'll be surprised if they do.
I'm sure Kim is scared to death of the mighty UN.....
If enforced, this will be the toughest resolution from the UN since Gulf War I.
I wonder if this is meaningful at all. I can't believe there was any trade with N. Korea. This agreement probably lets humanitarian aid through (which the army will steal) and if Iran was giving them weapons or tech before, I can't believe it was on the up-and-up. Even still, China could be a conduit for anything Lil Kim wants.
What matters is if China really wants to enforce its vote here.
Thank You John Bolton!!
Despite the ranting from the Left, and Democrats in general, Bolton has pulled off the impossible; that is, getting China to agree to bring the matter before the Security Council in the first place. For the past 12 years, China has vetoed every attempt by the United States to bring North Korea before the Security Council. It took some persuading for that to change, and it is Bolton who deserves all of the credit for making that happen.
Maybe now we can persuade Senator Lincoln Chaffee, to lift his hold on Bolton's nomination to be permanent Ambassador to the United Nations. Now more than ever, it is vital to have someone with an even hand, and a persuasive voice in the UN. If that madman starts tossing warheads around, someone is going to have to respond. Best that we work with the UN to head things off before we get to that point...
North Korea is going to take on the whole world? Interesting. They have become proficient at eating bugs for dinner, so I guess finding food as legions of North Koreans march across china, Russia and into Europe. All they need to carry is a bottle of Crisco and a frying pan. They might even be helpful by eating up all the rats in their path.
After seeing Bolton's talk, I can anticipate the lib's in Congress to do everything in their power to prevent him from becoming permanent in his position as U.N. Ambassador.
After all, he was fabulous and very pragmatic toward the issues with the PRNK.
He is the best Ambassador we have had since Jean Kirkpatrick!
How soon until the sleeper cells in Japan are activated?
Anyway, this is a rather weak bunch of sanctions. Unfortunately, it seems like it's the best we could do with Russia and China being such pains in the rear.
The RATS' likely response: This resolution is another Bush Administration failure. Bush should negotiate directly with NK.
Sheeple fear them!
Now we will wait to see how the Rats and their MSM lapdogs spin this good news to be something bad they can blame on Bush.
WOW! North Korea is screwed! UN Sanctions, aside from being the most damaging of all weapons, are always ruthlessly enforced. North Korea will soon be on its knees. With these UN Sanctions, North Korea will be hard pressed to do much more than fund its military and its people will struggle just to be fed - they soon will no doubt begin eating tree bark. Finally, we have shown the world that we are serious about stopping nuclear proliferation. From the standpoint of a rogue regime, UN Sanctions are even worse than military strikes. It almost makes me feel bad for Kim Jung Il.
