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Mike Morel, CIA deputy chief: U.S. making NORK relations worse with ‘bluster'
2017-04-16
[Wash Times] Former CIA Deputy Director Mike Morell said that the U.S. is making relations with North Korea worse by touting military "bluster."

Mr. Morell said on CBS’ "This Morning" Friday, "We are also making it worse with our bluster, and by sending aircraft carriers in there. We’re raising the crisis."

"It’s best to just ignore [North Korean leader Kim Jong-un]."

He also said that the situation with North Korea is immediate and that their weapons can probably reach the continental United States, as well as other targets.

"We think they’ve had enough time to mate a nuclear weapon to a missile. So the threat is now."

Mr. Morell also said to expect a nuclear test this Saturday in honor of the 105th birthday of Kim Il-Sung, the first leader of North Korea since its establishment in 1948. The birthday is often used as a date for North Korean leaders to demonstrate military capabilities in a show of the country’s strength.
Posted by:Besoeker

#12  ...just give him Treasury plates then to print his own. Any different than the Feds running them off without pause?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-04-16 23:04  

#11  Once he gets inter-continental missiles, the only option will be to buy him off. Danegeld.
Posted by: phil_b   2017-04-16 22:53  

#10  Dumbass! You had your chance and look where it got us. Now we have to clean up your mess. Go back into retirement....

"Dumbass" I can handle. Pandering little twit, not so much.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-04-16 20:39  

#9  Dumbass! You had your chance and look where it got us. Now we have to clean up your mess. Go back into retirement....
Posted by: 49 Pan   2017-04-16 20:29  

#8  Tough to ignore a mushroom cloud.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-04-16 15:17  

#7  It's not 'bluster' if its backed by someone who intends to carry through. Then it's a clear warning of what's about to follow.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-04-16 12:00  

#6  "It’s best to just ignore [North Korean leader Kim Jong-un]." He also said that the situation with North Korea is immediate and that their weapons can probably reach the continental United States, as well as other targets.

But wait! We should iggy that fact that the NORKS are nuts and have sworn to destroy us. Little wonder this smarmy little fok climbed the Klingon leadship ladder and is no longer an analyst.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-04-16 08:14  

#5  "Ma! He's rewriting the talking points again!"
Posted by: Frank G   2017-04-16 08:00  

#4  Mike Morel. Mushroom head...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2017-04-16 07:45  

#3  Another cuckoo clock!
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance   2017-04-16 05:58  

#2  Most of the bluster is from the Nork side. I assume their objective is a big payoff to stop, which they of course won't do.

I'd say, they have picked the opponent to try that negotiation ploy with.
Posted by: phil_b   2017-04-16 02:45  

#1  I'm hoping this only sounds stupid because it has been passed thru the "journalism" filter. But I'm not optimistic.
Posted by: SteveS   2017-04-16 01:14  

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