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US will not specify North Korea punishments
WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday refused to tip its hand on possible punishments for North Korea as tensions rose after Seoul accused its neighbor of sinking one of its warships in a torpedo strike.White House spokesman Robert Gibbs would not say whether Washington was mulling new United Nations sanctions against Pyongyang or other measures, but said "a lot of things" were on the table. None of which we'll actually do ... Feel the wrath of The Sternly Worded Note! Not to mention the Coldly Extended Hand of Greeting... We'll still bow to them ... He repeatedly met questions on the US response to the crisis by saying that Washington was in direct consultation with the South Korean government and other key powers. Gibbs also renewed the US condemnation of the sinking, which killed 46 sailors, that he first made Wednesday after a multinational investigation said there was overwhelming evidence a North Korean submarine sank the ship on March 26. "We strongly condemn this act of aggression against the Republic of Korea," he said, and sent condolences to families of the dead. Posted by: Steve White 2010-05-21 |
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