Of course, let's not forget, that they are only assuming the North was involved, by way of a torpedo or possibly a leftover mine. Most officials initially thought there was an internal misfiring of some sort that caused the ship to sink. Now, however, a chief investigator apparently thinks an external explosion is more likely.
His nose was crying, too.
North Korean officials commented Saturday to deny any involvement (duh).
Lee apparently cried while reading the list of sailors who died.
'"The country that you loved will never forget any of you," he said.'
Did they really love Korea? Who knows? But I'll bet they hate it now. After all, Koreans don't join the military here because they "love" their country. They are forced to do roughly two years of service. Doesn't sound like love to me.
I do like the North Koreans' official response:
'Pyongyang's official state media quoted a military commentator as criticizing Seoul for linking North Korea to the blast. The commentator accused Seoul of seeking to shore up sanctions against the North and to muster conservative votes for upcoming mayoral and gubernatorial elections.
"It is a trite trick of the stupid to hatch plots and stoop to any infamy under that pretext whenever they are driven into a tight corner," the report from the Korean Central News Agency said.'
2 comments:
I'm almost on the NK side on this. What are they playing at blaming the north? I mean, seriously, what's the best outcome they're hoping to achieve from that?
Until they know for certain, I don't see what makes it worth increasing tensions like this. Especially when you consider that Here's a this recent article certainly shows that engagement actually had real, tangible benefits and improvements.
And if they determine that it was North Korea intentionally doing it, what are they going to do then after making speeches like this? They don't really have many options, considering they've essentially promised a military response. Is that what anyone wants? It's just not realistic. They should have waited until they knew for definite, then gone to the UN.
Meh. I think they're a lot more certain it's the North than they're letting on with the kind of language they're using, because they're fully aware of the consequences of wrongly blaming the north.
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