US Vice President Pence heads to Seoul as North Korea tensions flare

[jpak]

Source: CNBC

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will travel to South Korea on Sunday in what his aides said was a sign of the U.S. commitment to its ally in the face of rising tensions over North Korea's nuclear
program.

Pence's Seoul stop kicks off a long-planned 10-day trip to Asia — his first as vice president — and comes amid concerns that Pyongyang could soon conduct its sixth nuclear test.

President Donald Trump has warned against further provocations, sending an aircraft carrier group to the region as a show of force. His officials have been assessing tougher economic sanctions as well as military options to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

Pence plans to celebrate Easter with U.S. and Korean troops on Sunday before talks on Monday with acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn.

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[Sculpin Beauregard]

1. Fucking Cheeto, shirking his duties again.

Fucking coward.

[jpak]

3. Human shield

yup

[C_U_L8R]

2. A target, a decoy, a deterrent... ?

However Trump is using Pence, it must not feel
great to having that huge kick-me sign on his back.

[mrmpa]

4. This is what Trump needs in order to justify..........

action(s) against North Korea. He puts Pence in the middle of a very volatile region, and if anything happens to Pence, he has his reason to attack North Korea. I don't like Pence, but you don't attempt to make him the sacrificial lamb

[get the red out]

6. Yea

Getting the guy killed, along with countless South Koreans, is COLD!

[Sunlei]

12. its the other way around. trump isn't,never was & never will be 'inner loop' with Republican party.

IMHO,

[Tanuki]

5. Next up, Dennis Rodman to Pyongyang.

[Coventina]

8. Hey, if he can help defuse this situation, I'm all for it....

[forgotmylogin]

10. I have to say, as much as I despise Pence

I think his demeanor will work better than if Trump went over shooting his mouth off and showing how stupid he is.

[Jim__]

7. If anything happens, Seoul will be one of the first places blown off the face of the earth.

I guess it's as good a place as any for Pence.

[Tanuki]

9. Trump will blow up Pence and then appoint Jarvanka as co-VP.

[Sunlei]

11. where did I read if NK 'really launches' its aimed at Japan? IMO China controls NK and fucks with

Asian pacific trade.

[IronLionZion]

13. Good, it's probably best if Donny stays out of this one

[Tommy_Carcetti]

14. Well, that's one way to eliminate the competition, Donald. nt

[flotsam]

15. Failsafe...

"Mike-I want you to stay on this phone."
"Yes Mr. President."...........