"The United States has spoken enough about North Korea. We have no further comment."

[Stinky The Clown]

Full statement of Silent Rex:

North Korea launched yet another intermediate range ballistic missile. The United States has spoken enough about North Korea. We have no further comment.

This is pretty frightening. Yes, the pygmy king of North Korea is crazy. But you can't successfully fight crazy with more of the same.

45/140 wants to get a war on.

THIS would be a war with global consequences just as out EPA is rolling back all manner of regs including nuclear monitoring.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/state-department-releases-terse-statement-in-response-to-north-korean-ballistic-missile-launch/

[bdamomma]

1. WTF

Rex better keep his mouth shut, rattling sabers????? with another nut case in North Korea.

[Generic Brad]

2. That's a nice third world country you have there, Kim

It would be a shame if something were to happen to it.

[Turbineguy]

3. Watch out Li'l Kim

Trump covets your poverty and starvation. He wants to steal it from you!

[still_one]

4. Baring North Korea instigating an invasion of the South, or attacking Japan or other country

without being attacked first, I would like to think that the Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, would be able to persuade enough republicans in Congress to put the brakes on trump

Yes, there is a real probability that trump could actually instigate an invasion of North Korea, or worse yet, attack North Korea with Nuclear weapons which would immediately invoke a like response from North Korea, and as you indicated, throw us into WWIII.

However, it is almost inconceivable that he would be able to do that without the knowledge of theSecretary of Defense, and as I stated, I think Mattis would put the brakes on it very quickly through Congress by persuading them to invoke the 25th amendment as trump is not mentally able to serve out his term.

More than likely trump has no idea how to deal with the situation, so it will just drift on without doing anything, as long as North Korea doesn't make a preemptive move against the South.

In reality, the only realistic option is economic sanctions, and working with China to mediate the situation

[EX500rider]

5. "the only realistic option is economic sanctions...."

Hasn't slowed them down much so far.

The UN Security Council has passed a number of resolutions since North Korea's first nuclear test in 2006.
Resolution 1718 in 2006 demanded that North Korea cease nuclear testing and prohibited the export to North Korea of some military supplies and luxury goods.
Resolution 1874, passed after the second nuclear test in 2009, broadened the arms embargo. Member states were encouraged to inspect ships and destroy any cargo suspected being related to the nuclear weapons program.
Resolution 2087, passed in January 2013 after a satellite launch, strengthened previous sanctions by clarifying a state’s right to seize and destroy cargo suspected of heading to or from North Korea for purposes of military research and development.
Resolution 2094 was passed in March 2013 after the third nuclear test. It imposed sanctions on money transfers and aimed to shut North Korea out of the international financial system.
Resolution 2270, passed in March 2016 after the fourth nuclear test, further strengthened sanctions. It banned the export of gold, vanadium, titanium, and rare earth metals. The export of coal and iron were also banned, with an exemption for transactions that were purely for "livelihood purposes".
Resolution 2321, passed in November 2016, capped North Korea's coal exports and banned exports of copper, nickel, zinc, and silver.
In February 2017, China announced it would ban all imports of coal for the rest of the year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctions_against_North_Korea

[still_one]

7. Economic sanctions are better than WWIII, and you work with China to try and make it work

Of course those who want to push for an actually military confrontation, I suggest they be the first to volunteer on the front lines

[dalton99a]

6. North Korea never tried to install a puppet in Washington and deprive

24 million Americans of healthcare

[still_one]

8. no, those Americans who decided to vote third party, or not vote did that

[Kentonio]

9. For the Secretary of State to put out something like this is just... wow

[madokie]

10. South Korea must be

about to shit bricks about right now