US: Sinking of SKorean warship not terrorism

AP on Yahoo ^ | 6/28/10 | Matthew Lee - ap

[NormsRevenge]

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is saying that the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on North Korea was not terrorism, and not enough by itself to put the Pyongyang back on a U.S. terror blacklist.

The State Department said Monday that the March sinking of the frigate Cheonan was a "provocative action" and a violation of the truce that ended the Korean war. But it added that the sinking by a reported North Korean torpedo strike was the act of one state's military against another.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The first anti-American US President is working overtime.

[Graybeard58]

Bombing Pearl Harbor wasn't "terrorism" either, it was an act of war.

[OldDeckHand]

No, not an act of terrorism, but clearly an act of war and a violation of the armistice. It should have been met with swift and decisive military force. Instead, the feckless reaction of South Korea and her allies only emboldens the NORKS.

[NormsRevenge]

Meanwhile.. North of the Demilitarized Zone.

FRom Michelle's WH garden to NK with Love..?

MMMmmm .. runch.

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[greatdefender]

“The Obama administration is saying that the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on North Korea was not terrorism, and not enough by itself to put the Pyongyang back on a U.S. terror blacklist.”

I suppose that Iran is not in the list also because “wiping out Israel from the map” is not enough, right?

[Pessimist]

For once I agree. It’s not an act of terrorism. It’s an act of war.

[GonzoGOP]

Assuming that the sub that fired the torpedo was NK flagged and crewed by NK Navy personnel then technically he is correct. It was an act of war not terrorism. Terrorism requires that the perpetrators be out of uniform.

Of course the fact that another country commits an act of war and nobody seems to get particularly upset about it is a completely different matter.

[NormsRevenge]

Thank You, Comrades at the State Department!

[Winged Hussar]

“The Obama administration is saying that the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on North Korea was not terrorism,” and the Obama family’s Portuguese Water Dog is really a cat.

[Howie66]

I would have to agree.

The sinking was nothing but an ACT of WAR.

[Diogenesis]

If it was an American ship, would
Pres_ _ent Obama would just claim food additives had been delivered?

John Brennan:"Jihad is a holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam"

[NavyCanDo]

This is so absurd and such a non- American response, I’m not even sure what to say. But I do know one thing, we just invited another sinking or worse maybe even the downing of a passenger airline flying innocently between Japan and Seoul. And the blood shed will be on Obama’s hands.

[Eleutheria5]

So it is an act of war, but the US will not back S Korea in any putative war. Allies come. Allies go. Peace, man.

[Gondring]

No, not an act of terrorism, but clearly an act of war and a violation of the armistice. It should have been met with swift and decisive military force. Instead, the feckless reaction of South Korea and her allies only emboldens the NORKS.

Exactly right.

[DoughtyOne]

Exactly.

This was an act of war, not terrorism.

[JerseyDvl]

Bingo Friend! If it is anything other than an act of WAR, I don’t know what it is.

[353FMG]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo3Aj2eqmS8

[Raycpa]

Of course its not terrorism. It is an act of war.

[Jeff Head]

It was not terrorism...it was a blatant act of war and should be treated as such by both S. Korea and the U.S.

There should be a disproportionate response where the S. Korean Navy (which is very modern and very capable) assisted by the U.S. Navy takes out three or four of N. Koreas best frigates and or submarines...plain and simple. You hit us, we will absolutely pound you.

But this Marxist President of ours will give them a pass...because he does not want to ruffle the feathers of the N. Korean Marxist or the Chinese.

[anniegetyourgun]

You continue to be an FR treasure.

[Raycpa]

Other things it is not:

It is not a bad hair day.

It is not an oopsie.

It is not a mulligan.

However, it could be traced directly to global warming and/or George Bush.

[thethirddegree]

It isn’t terrorism—it’s an act of war.

[AFreeBird]

Is that really you, Jeff?

Glad to see you - so to speak - up and around.

[stevem]

I have to agree. It isn’t terrorism. It’s an act of war.

[Red6]

lol

The US isn’t Europe. We can’t run and hide behind someone.

And when we do, really, really bad things happen.

[bill1952]

>But it added that the sinking by a reported North Korean torpedo strike was the act of one state’s military against another.

Otherwise known by the sane as an Act of War.

[LibLieSlayer]

FUbo.

LLS

[a fool in paradise]

It’s an act of war.

[Red6]

No, it isn’t.

He’s no Ronald Reagan, that’s for sure.

[R0CK3T]

Terrorism?!

Of course not - the North was simply conducting an “underseas contingency operation” \sarcasim.

BTW - it certainly was an act of War but this wimp can't even say the word terror so I would never expect he'd find the guts to even consider the word War.

[Jeff Head]

Well, not completely “up and around” yet...still in the hospital, but doing therapy now. Will be released in a week. Then it is eight weeks of pretty intensive out patient (long, hard and painful) before trying to go back to work. Buy, definite improvement and healing going on here and I praise God and the faith of so many, including a lot of Freepers, too mammy to name, for it!

[b4its2late]

Just an act of war is all...

[Texas Fossil]

Bombing Pearl Harbor wasn't "terrorism" either, it was an act of war.

Yes, and the sinking of this warship is also an act of War. NKOR engaged in a clear "act of war" against South Korea. And Actions have Consequences.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

A little video to put it in context.

http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/mluphoup/?action=view&current=NorthKorea1.flv

[saganite]

Um, no it isn’t an act of terrorism. It’s an act of war.

[Lurker]

I’m glad to hear you’re on the mend. You’re in my thoughts and prayers.

[raybbr]

How does the piece of dung in the WH get to decide? Does he now speak for the UN and the Hague?

[JSDude1]

DEFINATLEY A MARXIST!

[Red Badger]

But it added that the sinking by a reported North Korean torpedo strike was the act of one state's military against another.

In the old days, they called this and ACT OF WAR!...................

[AFreeBird]

Well, glad to hear things are progressing. We’ve missed you round these parts.

[DManA]

What would Barry call it if they nuked Seoul? An unfortunate escalation of rhetoric?

[Robe]

Bombing Pearl Harbor wasn't "terrorism" either, it was an act of war.

according to the "O" boy it "was the act of one state's military against another."

No Biggie

[TheDon]

Agreed.

[JimSEA]

This comes in the wake of the North's implication it was making a hydrogen bomb. Surrender!!

One way of looking at 9/11 is that it was a legitimate expression on Islamic Jihad. One and a third billion people see it this way. They are enemies of America but we can't say so. By the same twisted thought process, North Korea heroically struck a blow for justice against the South Korean puppets of America.

I spout all this garbage because it is consistent with Progressive and academic beliefs right her in the USA.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Electing Obama, on the other hand, was.

[Truth29]

"I suppose that Iran is not in the list also because ?wiping out Israel from the map? is not enough, right?"

Actually, after everything Obama has done to run interference for Iran and weaken Israel, he might receive a 12th Imam medal from Ahmadinejhad.

[SmithL]

I'd call it an act of War, too.

Remember the Maine!

[livius]

He’s right, terrorism is something done a non-state actor. This was a state, so doesn’t it count as an act of war?

[Wyatt's Torch]

For once I agree. It’s not an act of terrorism. It’s an act of war.

Ditto.