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| Clinton: U.S. Support for S.Korea 'Unequivocal' | ||
| 2010-05-25 | ||
| Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States fully supports the measures South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's has announced in response to a North Korean attack on one of the south's warships. Speaking in the Chinese capital Monday, Clinton said if the evidence warrants, the United States could put Pyongyang back on its list of states that sponsor terrorism. Secretary Clinton says Washington and Seoul are in close consultation on the situation. Echoing a White House statement, she says the steps Lee took were "prudent and entirely appropriate." Lee announced Monday his country would sever most trade ties with the North and bar its ships from its waters. He also said South Korea would seek to get the issue raised at the United Nations Security Council, where Pyongyang could face new sanctions. Clinton says the U.S. firmly supports those moves. "First, we endorse President Lee's call on North Korea to come forward with the facts regarding this act of aggression and, above all, stop its belligerence and threatening behavior," said Clinton. "Second, our support for South Korea's defense is unequivocal, and President Obama has directed his military commanders to coordinate closely with their Korean counterparts to ensure readiness and to deter future aggression." She says the United States and South Korea will explore further enhancements to its joint military posture on the Korean Peninsula. Additionally, she says that President Barack Obama directed U.S. government agencies to review their existing authorities and policies related to North Korea, to ensure that they have "adequate measures in place," and to identify areas where adjustments would be appropriate. When asked by a reporter if that included possibly re-designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, she said the United States will "apply the law as the facts warrant." "If the evidence warrants, the Department of State will take action," she said.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 We can no more abandon them like bambi didn't abandon Jerimiah Wright or his typical white person grandmother. What?!! |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2010-05-25 20:08 |
| #2 U.S. should be pushing regime change in NK. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-25 08:33 |
| #1 TOPIX > KOREA CRISIS MAY LEAD TO GREATER MILITARY ROLE, in Asia. versus * SAME > WHAT WILL OBAMA DO AGZ NORTH KOREA?, + OBAMA LEADS THE US RETREAT FROM WORLD POWER. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-05-25 01:17 |