Inhofe: Prepare preemptive strike 'right now' on North Korea

[Faygo Kid]

Source: The Hill

Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said that the United States should be prepared to launch a pre-emptive strike "right now" against North Korea, warning that its "deranged" president Kim Jong Un could attempt a nuclear attack on America.

“We should be prepared to do it right now,’’ Inhofe, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show’’ on Wednesday.

“In terms of the capability we have out there with the F-22s and the battleships … a pre-emptive strike from something like that would get their attention.’’

Inhofe went on to say that Kim Jong Un, unlike his father, was not a reliable actor that could be reasoned with. . .

Read more: http://thehill.com/video/senate/291827-inhofe-pre-emptive-strike-would-get-the-attention-of-deranged-north-korean-leader

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With video. Madman rejects any steps to combat climate change but wants to initiate combat through preemptive war. Typical for him, I guess.

[cbdo2007]

1. They just want this on Obama's watch, not theirs in 2016

[kardonb]

46. theirs

wishful thinking there ,cbdo , because it won't be " theirs " in 2016 .

[mimi85]

52. Good one!

I don't want it on anyone's watch. It's not a friggin' game. Damn, that kid is more psycho than his father!

[cbdo2007]

63. haha, sorry

just trying to be realistic and the chances of us winning again after 2 consecutive terms isn't very likely. I'll be out here fighting for the Dem nominee though, so don't worry about that.

[mike_c]

2. Inhofe or Kim Jong Un-- hard to say who's more "deranged...."

[wandy]

6. +1 Inhofe, just another piece of the republican menace.

[Ash_F]

18. Well since Kim never said anything about "preemptive" striking....Inhofe /nt

[defacto7]

51. Actually he has

said that many times. Almost every time they make a statement they say they will strike pre-emptively at their will.

But we don't need to add another name to the "idiots in power" list. Inhofe is not what I consider a reasonable person and I really don't see any difference between the two.

[Ash_F]

54. Actually, do you have a quote?

I don't think so. Prove me wrong though.

[defacto7]

57. Just do some searches...

it's in most of the rhetoric. I'm sure you'll find it. I'm not taking the time as it's just there. If you are interested you will see it.

edit: here I help you... google this: north korea preemptive strike

have fun!

[Ash_F]

69. Nope, not there. Don't spread lies. /nt

[defacto7]

71. You're funny!

[Ash_F]

73. An admission that you were wrong would be more mature. /nt

[TwilightGardener]

81. Here's a story about it:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014418066

[Ash_F]

82. Quote is unsourced, nor is it even allegedly from Kim.

I long for a time of real journalism and a readership that could still recognize what real journalism looks like.

[Scootaloo]

55. Inhofe. Jong-Un is just the pantsless emperor.

[Third Doctor]

3. Some Repubs never saw a war they did not like.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

75. Except the wars THEY might have to fight in.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. they really don't care about the future of this earth, or its people....

[davidn3600]

58. North Korea does?

If they start shooting at us or our allies....what do you propose we do other than respond with military force?

[Matariki]

60. That's a whole lot different than 'preemptive'

Which would probably draw China into the mix, and do we really want to go *there*?

[NRaleighLiberal]

62. so we should overreact and get ourselves into something unspeakable instead?

[atreides1]

5. Battleships?

The last time I checked the remaining battleships were floating museums! Inhofe is just another warmonger whose strings are pulled by the MIC!

[octothorpe]

39. maybe they will send in some ironclads next

[demosocialist]

45. USS Constitution where are thee

[Art_from_Ark]

47. "Old Ironsides" is currently berthed in Boston

No doubt she's raring to see some military action for the first time since the Civil War

[LongTomH]

48. Maybe he wants to challenge Kim Jong Un to a game of Battleship

[DollarBillHines]

77. "Inhofe, the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee"

Oh, brother...

[JoeBlowToo]

7. "Preventive war was an invention of Hitler"--President Eisenhower

“Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked about such a thing.”

― Dwight D. Eisenhower

[StrayKat]

8. I guess this is his idea of toning down the hostile rhetoric as the Pentagon has advised.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/04/politics/koreas-u-s-/index.html

[Javaman]

9. In other news...

Inhofe stubs toe and want to nuke Britain.

[bluedigger]

10. We're always prepared to do that "right now".

Dumbass doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. We are prepared for a pre-emptive strike. That doesn't make it the right thing to do.

The military prepares many many strategies and tactics; which is as it should be.

There are very few scenarios where a pre-emptive strike against NK makes sense, and all of them have high risk.

However, the reptile brains ruling the Republican party and the teabaggers just Want To Do Something, Anything, to lash out and strut their stuff and swagger and act big.

[Newest Reality]

12. Ah!

I was waiting for them to start crawling out of their septic tanks and start blathering about North Korea.

It's an extremist, warmongering poo-tailed hawk opportunity to get some press and speak up for the insanity contained within. Somebody has to do it.

I wonder if they draw lots, point at one of their own and say, "your turn" or if it is just some random form of emergent chaos manifesting as a big, drooling mouth connected directly to defense contractors?

No offense to septic tanks, BTW.

[Socal31]

67. In this case, no, technically.

But I don't think technicalities bring comfort to the thousands of troops and civilians that would no doubt be slaughtered should this thing pop off.

[stevenleser]

76. We're still technically at UN Sanctioned war with North Korea, so a strike would not be a war crime.

But... that brings up the point that an attack would not be a "preemptive strike", so Inhofe isn't using the right terminology.

Still, it's stupid thing for him to suggest. There's always time for war. Better to try not to have war.

[Canuckistanian]

14. Zip your pants back up, Inhofe

Nobody's going in with guns blazing YET.

[Blue Owl]

27. After the monkeys have finished flying out of your butt

n/t

[DisgustipatedinCA]

15. what battleships, dumbass?

We have mothball capabilities with our battleships. You'd think a member of the Senate Armed Svcs Committee might know something about that.

[redstatebluegirl]

16. As a resident of Oklahoma I apologize for this nutcase of a US Senator!

The best Senator big oil can buy!

[classof56]

23. I was born in Oklahoma, but it's Inhofe and his ilk who make me grateful...

my parents left there when I was barely old enough to walk. Haven't been back since, except for a brief visit with a cousin in Tulsa a few years ago. Appreciate your efforts to change things for the better. A thankless task, I'm pretty sure!

Blessings and best wishes.

[redstatebluegirl]

25. Thanks we try our best....

[arcane1]

17. What a chicken-shit he is, in addition to being a complete idiot

[Andy Stanton]

20. Yup

You nailed it.

[xtraxritical]

19. "Follow the money".

[MoreGOPoop]

21. Good Presbyterian...

is a War Pig. Who knew?

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

22. Inhofe's ideas are more dangerous than North Korea's bluster.

[bullwinkle428]

24. Fuck you, you crazy old warmonger.

[lastlib]

26. hey, Inhofe: STFU!!!

No one is interested in your stupid, bellicose "opinion". Just remember what your last opinion on war got us!

. .

[upaloopa]

28. Give that bastard a gun and send him over there.

Easy to talk tough when you don 't have to back it up.

[Trillo]

29. Can we wait until they "hit us first?"

Perhaps a standoff can be maintained that way. It may not be an optimal kind of peace, but it's a lot better than being the big bully who hits first and then dares anyone else to do something about it.

And another very relevant question, is Can We Afford it? Given that we can't even get a budget going, it seems the answer is, "No, we cannot."

[tout_le_monde]

30. NK Has NO HEAVY(20,000 lbs) nuke-capable Missile Delivery System

Last edited Fri Apr 12, 2013, 12:46 AM - Edit history (5)

With a 20,000 lb curb weight, the nuclear bomb that North Korea has devised can't be lofted by ANYTHING in their current launch inventory (No-dong, Taepodong-2, Unha-3, KN-08). Of course it is possible the North Koreans have a much lighter and weaponized A-Bomb or H-Bomb (not likely), but I seriously doubt it is rocket launch vehicle-ready and has significant yield.

Why do I have this opinion:
http://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-dossiers/north-korean-dossier/north-koreas-weapons-programmes-a-net-asses/north-koreas-nuclear-weapons-programme
http://www.armscontrol.org/act/2013_03/Prelude-to-an-ICBM%3FPutting-North-Koreas-Unha-3-Launch-Into-Context

North Korea's Rocket Launch Vehicles:
Based on the size of the missile, the fuel composition, and the likely fuel capacity, it is estimated that a two stage variant would have a range of around 4,000 km (2,500 statute miles) and a three stage variant would be capable of reaching as far as 4,500 km (2,800 statute miles), giving it potentially the longest range in the North Korean missile arsenal.[2] The burn time of each stage is a little over 100 seconds, thus allowing the missile to burn for 5 or 6 minutes. Speculative variants of the missile could be capable of a range of approximately 9,000 km (5,600 statute miles).[4] At maximum range, the Taepodong-2 is estimated to have a payload capacity of less than 500 kg (~1,100 lbs).

Reference Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taepodong-2
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2013/03/28/no-north-korea-cant-hit-hawaii

Latest News from the Cold Warriors/Nuclear Arms Race Instigators:

"North Korea probably has advanced its nuclear know-how to the point where it could arm a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead, but the weapon wouldn't be very reliable," the Defense Intelligence Agency has concluded.

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Here we go again with the cherry-picked/phony/fabricated "intelligence" ever-fanning the flames of war. It doesn't matter who is our President. These conscienceless, immoral, asshole war mongers keep attempting to get the U.S. into armed conflict while always hiding in the shadows, and like rust and cancer, never sleep. The President won't stand up to them. He essentially takes his marching orders from them. So, what else ISN'T new?

[John2]

49. Of course all

that information is speculative, depending on how good your intelligence reports are on North korea's nuclear program. Nobody really knows. There have been second hand and third hand reports from satellite imaginery and defectors. There are also intelligence reports that North korea's nuclear capability is far more advanced than some expect, such as from Pakistani reports.

One Pakistani scientist, that was prosecuted for trading nuclear knowledge indicated North Korea's nuclear program was even far more advanced than Pakistan's. They did share information on how to miniaturize nuclear weapons to fit their missile systems for lighter pay loads. They may have the technology to fit torpaedoes with warheads also carried by submarines and bombers. The last nuclear test they conducted may have been with that technology. That is what's unknown. This regime is very secretive and the best military strategy would be what the opposition don't know. It is either a bluff, or they are telling the truth. The only way one would know is a War itself.

[tout_le_monde]

53. Are you a closet bush CRIME family fan?

Because you sure sound like a throwback to those horrible days of lying to Congress and the Public about Iraq's non-existent WMDs. Why don't you just fucking enlist as a ballistic missile pilot already?

[psychopomp]

64. Shush, grown-ups are talking

Go to your room and do NOT come out until you have read up on--just about everything.

[Hugabear]

70. Yes, and Iraq's WMD's presented an imminent threat as well

Yawn, we've heard all this before.

Are you willing to send your kids or loved ones to the DMZ to fight North Korea?

[Tempest]

31. A preemptive strike on a nuclear country

What could possibly go wrong?

[demwing]

32. I have a better idea: Change Inhofe's name to "Jackhofe"

the name fits better, and might give this war-mongering jack-off something else with which to occupy his time...

[pangaia]

33. Holy cow !

This man is the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee?
OMG ! Ties his hands and feet and throw him in the Mississippi River.

[yodermon]

34. My in-laws are in Seoul. Inhofe has now directly threatened them, wielding NK as his weapon. n/t

[karynnj]

35. Every Democratic Senate candidate needs to run with one plank being that Inofe should not be chair

of Armed Services.

He is a complete disaster. He may be worse on this than as "Chair of the Flat Earth Caucus".

[distantearlywarning]

36. I support a US alliance w/ S. Korea

I hope we have their backs if/when Doughboy Dictator decides to act.

But this is just fucking stupid. Inhofe needs to sit down and shut up immediately. This kind of rhetoric is no better than the crap coming out of North Korea right now. Lord preserve the rest of us sensible people from the dickswinging, blustering morons in all corners of the globe...

On Edit: Wait, I have a better idea. How about a televised cage match between Inhofe and Kim Jong Un to settle this whole deal? Whoever loses has to go to time out and a nap.

[steve2470]

37. Stupidity, meet Inhofe. Inhofe, meet Stupidity. nt

[cliffordu]

38. Inhofe needs to get his flabby old ass on the Korean DMZ

Give the motherfucking shitsucking cretin a rifle and a helmet and let's go.

Hell, I'm 61 and I'll volunteer to go unarmed just to carry his combat load.

I'd do it just to see the look on his face at three am when a flare goes off and HE as to stick his head up to look for movement in the wire.


Fucking gutless chickenhawk posers acting tough for a sound bite while 18 year olds pull the weight.

IF there was any justice in this world......

[L0oniX]

40. "battleships" LMFAO ...where's our DeathStar? n/t

[Posteritatis]

41. Any congressman talking about battleships disqualifies himself from having an opinion on defense.

That said, I'd be fourteen different kinds of stunned if forces in the area weren't ready for such a thing; whether they actually have to or not it'd be prudent.

[olddad56]

42. we should fire on NK now, only instead of using nuclear weapons, we should fire on them with..

republican politicians. Just load them all up in B52s and drop em like bombs.

[Left Coast2020]

43. He's probably got a direct "red" phone from Haliburton HQ

Or from Darth Cheney. Just following orders.

[muntrv]

44. Fine! Let's drop James Inhofe over N. Korea!

[GliderGuider]

68. Wouldn't that violate the biological warfare provisions of the Geneva Convention? nt

[muntrv]

83. Yes, dropping a manure bomb would be a violation.

[TwilightGardener]

50. Why didn't Bush preemptively strike North Korea when they did their first test in 2006?

That would have been the time to do it. Oh, that's right, we didn't want trouble. We were too busy nation-building the country we struck preemptively that had no nukes.

[bubbayugga]

56. NO MORE JINGOISM!

[Douglas Carpenter]

59. I guess what Sen. Inhofe is saying is "we shouldn't wait until the smoking gun is a mushroom cloud"

[Locut0s]

61. We all know the best thing to do when faced with a cornered crazed animal is to scare it more.

I'm sure the US has more than one North Korean war plan on the books anyway.

Yeah preemptive strike we all know how well that went in Iraq. If you are going to preemptively strike a nation you better be willing to stay there for the long haul and rebuild and clean up the mess. This would actually be good in NKs case but I'm sure we don't have the money or will to do it. Not to say anything abut the possibility of sparking off WWIII and sending the world into a depression.

[TwilightGardener]

65. NK isn't cornered--it's feeling LESS vulnerable. They finally appear to have

some nuclear capability, and they are just starting to use it now, to threaten everyone and their grandma. If they were feeling that they may be attacked, they'd mobilize their armed forces and move things around. Instead they're just loading up a couple missiles and doing a ton of trash talk. Not saying those missiles couldn't have something scary on them, because they actually might be lunatics...

[Tender to the Bone]

66. Fine, Inhofe, you go fight the North Koreans, keep Americans out of it.

Then when you cause WWIII, we'll know *exactly* who to blame.

And ends Republicans forever.

[KamaAina]

72. Fine by me.

As long as the Senator is prepared to reprise Slim Pickens' role in Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

[Bosonic]

74. (unverified) report of B-1 deployment to Guam

US Secretly Deploys B-1 Strategic Bombers, E-6 "Doomsday" Planes Near North Korea

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-04-05/us-secretly-deploys-b-1-strategic-bombers-e-6-doomsday-planes-near-north-korea

[TwilightGardener]

78. Tyler Durden, whoever he is, is an idiot.

There's no cat or mouse game or escalation. He sounds like a breathless dumbass.

[and-justice-for-all]

79. Shut the hell up Inhofe...not gonna happen.

China will not allow NK to destabilize the entire region and neither will Japan.

[JohnyCalgary]

80. North Korea vs Iran...

Why Do We Laugh at North Korea But Fear Iran?

[Franker65]

84. War mongering at its finest

Somebody give that guy an education!