South Korean soldiers aim their weapons near the Demilitarized Zone between South and North Korea in Yanggu.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton — in Beijing to win support from China, North Korea’s top ally, for diplomatic action — said Monday the Obama administration is striving to avoid a conflict on the Korean peninsula.
“We are working hard to avoid an escalation of belligerence and provocation,” Clinton said. “This is a highly precarious situation that the North Koreans have caused in the region.” The U.S. will work with other nations to make sure that North Korea feels the consequences of its actions and changes its behavior to avoid “the kind of escalation that would be very regrettable,” she said.
Heh…and it seems like the North Koreans are working hard to achieve “an escalation of belligerence and provocation”.
A former fetus, the “wordsmith from nantucket” was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1968. Adopted at birth, wordsmith grew up a military brat. He achieved his B.A. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles (graduating in the top 97% of his class), where he also competed rings for the UCLA mens gymnastics team. The events of 9/11 woke him from his political slumber and malaise. Currently a personal trainer and gymnastics coach.
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