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US confident it could shoot down North Korean missiles
2009-03-05
As Washington steps up diplomacy to prevent a North Korean missile launch, the US military is also voicing growing confidence that it can shoot it down if Pyongyang goes ahead. Stephen Bosworth, the new US administration's envoy on North Korea, held talks in China on Wednesday as he continued to consult allies on what could turn into.
Posted by:Fred

#11  ...and the banks to clear all those 'funny' numbers on their books.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-03-05 19:54  

#10  On the bright side, when LA gets nuked, it'll be the first chance for CA to balance its budget in years.
Posted by: ed   2009-03-05 13:04  

#9  You're too damn right, only reaction will be when some west coast city, gets nuked, and maybe not then.

Expect a tremendous lash out of confusion from superzero if that happens, for that same reason DC is safe, the assholes of the world know who will cower from power.

They won't hit the one person firmly under their Controll.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2009-03-05 12:57  

#8  We will not shoot. Barry wills it.
Posted by: Besoeker    2009-03-05 12:42  

#7  But I thought the O-Man was against anti-missile weapons?

RIGHT, That's the whole idea, shoot and miss and he's got the excuse he's looking for desperately to destroy "Missile Defense" systems.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2009-03-05 12:37  

#6  As Dizzy Dean said, "It ain't bragging if you can do it".
Posted by: SteveS   2009-03-05 11:41  

#5  But I thought the O-Man was against anti-missile weapons?
Posted by: 3dc   2009-03-05 10:34  

#4  I think they will fail to hit it. Hope I'm wrong, but I think I'm right.
Posted by: Yosemite Sam   2009-03-05 10:24  

#3  US confident it could shoot down North Korean missiles

Ask any women if there is any difference between the sentences, "I could marry you" and "I will marry you".
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-03-05 09:12  

#2  I'm confident I can stop smocking whenever I want.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2009-03-05 02:41  

#1  Good!. Then DO.
Posted by: newc   2009-03-05 01:39  

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