Gates: Nothing We Can Do About That North Korean Missile Launch - With Video
Dear God!
Apparently this man’s I.Q. fell sharply under this new administration …
Anyone want to play poker with this guy?
FOX:
Gates: U.S. Not Prepared to Respond to North Korea Missile Launch
The defense secretary told “FOX News Sunday” that the United States can do nothing to stop North Korea from thumbing its nose at the international community by test-firing a long-range missile.
By Bill Sammon
The United States can do nothing to stop North Korea from breaking international law in the next 10 days by firing a missile that is unlikely to be shot down by the U.S. or its allies, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday.
Appearing on “FOX News Sunday,” Gates said North Korea “probably will” fire the missile, prompting host Chris Wallace to ask: “And there’s nothing we can do about it?”
“No,” Gates answered, adding, “I would say we’re not prepared to do anything about it.”
Last week, Admiral Timothy Keating, commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, said the U.S. is “fully prepared” to shoot down the missile. But Gates said such a response is unlikely.
“I think if we had an aberrant missile, one that was headed for Hawaii, that looked like it was headed for Hawaii or something like that, we might consider it,” Gates said. “But I don’t think we have any plans to do anything like that at this point.”
North Korea has moved a missile onto a launch pad and says it will be fired by April 8. Pyonyang insists the missile is designed for carrying a communications satellite, not a nuclear warhead that the secretive nation appears bent on developing.
Gates said while he doesn’t think North Korea has the capability yet to shoot off a long-range nuclear-tipped missile, “I don’t know anyone at a senior level in the American government who does not believe this technology is intended as a mask for the development of an intercontinental ballistic missile.”
Gates conceded that North Korea will likely get away with thumbing its nose at the international community by test-firing the missile. He also said that six-party talks aimed at curbing Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions have been largely fruitless.
“It’s very troubling,” Gates said. “The reality is that the six-party talks really have not made any headway anytime recently.”
Gates also lamented that the missile launch planned by dictator Kim Jong-Il comes just two months after President Obama took office.
“If this is Kim Jong-Il’s welcoming present to a new president, launching a missile like this and threatening to have a nuclear test, I think it says a lot about the imperviousness of this regime in North Korea to any kind of diplomatic overtures,” he said.
Gates also said Japan is unlikely to shoot down a North Korean missile unless it drops debris on the island nation.
The Obama administration has signaled it wants to scale back the deployment of a missile defense system that was initiated by former President George W. Bush. The White House is also talking about dropping plans for missile defense facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Gates lamented the futility of diplomatic efforts toward North Korea and Iran, another nation with nuclear ambitions. Despite the Obama administration’s talk of ramping up diplomatic overtures toward Tehran, Gates was pessimistic about that strategy.
“Frankly, from my perspective, the opportunity for success is probably more in economic sanctions in both places than it is in diplomacy,” Gates said. “What gets them to the table is economic sanctions.”
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Hmm. Apparently Obama’s spinelessness is contagious.
Our Chinese Overlords must’ve just said no.
Boo hoo…there’s nothing we can do. What the FUCK ever happened to “Yes we CAN!”? And why can’t we simply bulldoze that pissant country? I feel sorry for its poor brainwashed slaves. But I think that for them, death is probably better than life under Kim Jong Il.
Gates
“I think if we had an aberrant missile, one that was headed for Hawaii, that looked like it was headed for Hawaii or something like that, we might consider it,”
WE MIGHT CONSIDER IT!? Are you fking shitting me? WE MIGHT CONSIDER IT!?
Its just one state…there are still 56 others remember!
This is only the second month of the worst administration in American history. Just wait till Americas enemies fully realize the spinelessness of this bunch of pussies. You haven’t seen anything yet…..
“Not prepared” = Obama says “don’t touch the terror nations”
i say shove that dong 2 missle up obs ass
Thats funny because a week ago our admirals said we can shoot it down. Gates don’t be a puss, tell it like it is, it isn’t that we can’t its that Bambi WONT!
If we did it that “unproven” technology would suddenly be proven wouldn’t it….
Nothing we can do…gotcha. I will remember that. Nothing we can do about North Korean activities in the south either I take it? Figures.
Gates is smarter than his boss by half. He can’t criticize the administration, so he espouses the administrations lack of character and courage by plainly saying out loud to the world what his boss thinks. Gates doesn’t agree, he is just plainly speaking so that our country can recognize the directionless intentions of our administration.
Keep up the pressure to all representatives in our country, they will hear our voice and recognize the missing truth that Gates is pointing out.
At least, that is my take on Gates, he is speaking in code!
This is a perfect opportunity to test the ABL (Laser equipped Boeing 747). The ABL was expressly designed to engage a theater or ICBM during boost phase.
If nothing else it is an excellent opportunity to test the target acquisition and tracking capabilities of the ABL during the N. Korean launch. Then if someone’s finger slipped and the megawatt laser fired by “accident” the missile would self destruct at a low altitude. Since the laser is not in the visible IR range no one would see it .. it would just be a ‘failed test’ due to some unknown structural failure …. Hmmmm … sounds like a good scenario to me!!
Hope you are right that ‘Gates is smarter than his boss by half. He can’t criticize the administration, so he espouses the administrations lack of character and courage by plainly saying out loud to the world what his boss thinks’… IMHO, Gates was a bad pick by a weak 2nd termed GWB and if he had any Honor he would just tell us straight up how weak this Admin is..
I was always taught that you dont say “I CANT”.There is only I will or I wont.Which is it??? What if it hits hawaii with a nuke warhead.Is hawaii on the same plain as poland or the czechs.You just dont matter???Gutless ,spineless……….AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
obama is a gutless pussy and this stand shows it.
the Navy captain that is out there now should just shoot that missile down. blame it on technical fault.
sorry.
I just keep hoping all of this weakness throughout the administration is because someone read “The Art of War”: when strong appear weak. I just keep hoping it’s all a brilliant ploy to sucker in our enemies and crush them. I also keep hoping that I’ll win the lottery.