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Let's take this down to a junior high level, shall we? Obama is the cool kid. everyone wants to be the cool kid's friend and believe whatever the cool kid's wants them to do. But would you really jump off the bridge because the cool kid said so? Isn't that the lesson about peer pressure we all heard as kids?

Sounds like right leaning folks can resist temptation and peer pressure better. To question authority is not stupid, it's smart. It's thinking before doing. Obama cares more about being the cool kid in the world than doing what's right by his own people. And he just proved this case at the g-20 summit.

No one seems to be acknowledging that the President of the United States (doesn't matter if it's Bush or Obama) is privy to more information regarding the safety of this country than anyone else in the world. All intelligence information goes to him. So for all of you claiming that you can do better or Obama isn't doing his job- unless you are THE top executive in Washington who is in charge of delivering all information regarding North Korea to the president personally, I suggest you shut up, because you have no idea what you are talking about.

Geeee, I'm surprised............. This is a First.............. He actually responded without waiting the mandatory week to think about it ............ I guess he becomes Feisty when awakened in the middle of the night. Funny he had to call everyone for a consensus. Which means, He was unprepared, His policy on the situation should have been in place prior the launch, that way commanders and allies know what to expect. This is the reason He says he thinks Missile Defense will not work, scared to us it.

'The peoples irresponsible choice' writes:

" and goes overseas calling our great nation arrogant, dismissive and derisive. Is this treason?"

Americans have a right – actually, a moral obligation – to speak out when they feel their government is on the wrong path; certainly this obligation extends to our leaders. Criticizing the previous administration's approach to foreign policy vis a vis our European allies is no more treason than your post here. Moreover, it is a fairly accurate assessment of that administration's actions and attitudes.

If you think that is treason, then you fail to understand what it is that makes our nation great in the first place.

Obama seems to be doing a great job. Just stop all the finger pointing and keep the show going. We would like to have our jobs back and a more secure employment in the USA. Who does Washington think is going to pay taxes in this country if there are no jobs and people have no money?

Just great.. we have a far left community organizer and media sensation at the helm while all this is going on. Maybe Obama can use nice lofty rhetoric and ask North Korea to stop launching rockets.

Obama has already shown us he is a coward by cowering down to the EU, so why not NK??

North Korea shot a missile. Big deal. Really, WHAT BUSINESS IS IT OF OURS, the United States??!! The United States has put more military troops into other countries (Korea, Vietnam, Iraq 2 times) than any other country has since WW II... and WE are going to question other countries about "aggression" ??!!
Same thing with Iran. What business is it of ours, if Iran is building nuclear weapons? We have them, Israel has them... so from Iran's standpoint, why shouldn't they?
Based on how the United States is literally falling apart internally...
a complete breakdown of our educational system, rampant greed and immorality and disregard for everyone except our individual interests...
we should stop this hypocritical posturing, as the world's "leader"
for right and wrong, until we get our own country and values right.

Too many people here don't understand WHY nobody shot it down.
It was a failure, never entered orbit. Had it been shot down, the world would not have known that.
And as far as WHO'S place it was to shot down, it was Japan's place, not ours. It traveled over Japan, not the USA. And I'm sure Japan was ready to shot it down, had anything else gone wrong with it.

Mark my words. When it comes to foreign policy, Barack is going to end up being compared to Jimmy Carter. The man who stood back and scratched his head while 52 American diplomats were held hostage and paraded in front of the world media. It was one of America's weakest moments, all courtesy of good 'ol Jimmy. His feeble attempts to rescue the hostages made us look down right impotent to a rising terrorist nation, such as Iran. Fast forward to 2009, we're going to experience another malaise, courtesy of Jimmy Carter v.2.0.

big deal? It is my government – the one that steals my tax money to pay to profit off of fickle laws I never agreed to, the one that ignores me entirely and declares illegal wars in the name of global economic imperialism – it is this government that worries me.

If a government like this can launch rockets unchecked – not even by the people who paid for the rockets (me), then there is no getting more dangerous. Let Korea develop whatever they want, they will not top us when it comes to putting the launch codes in the hands of corrupt and malicious politicians.

Flex our military muscle? N. Korea has as much right to launch a rocket as we do.

You just can't go around kicking sand in every nations face every time you feel like it. America needs to graduate from the 4th grade and resume being leader of the free world again, not bully of the world.

I have to ask, do you think if you were in the president's shoes you would have turned the economy around in 10 weeks? Do you think you would have resolved the world issues in the same time. I think we need to give it some time. How long did it take to get into the position we are in right now? It wasn't overnight. And to think that it can be fixed that fast, people are not being realistic. I know we are all hurting right now and we want the bandaid but come on. Let's give Obama a chance before we say "see he couldn't do it".

Have we learned nothing from Iraq and Afghanistan? What would shooting this SCUD missile down do? It's good for about 10 minutes of chest thumping. Think about what our Nuclear Ballistic Missile program costs. If North Korea is going to starve about a million more people to put a missile system in place, I say let them. Then let's bomb them on the launch pad after they spent the money. Maybe they will start caring about their people by not letting them starve in the first place. Also, maybe a new missile defense system in Japan would work, and maybe the will be more friendly to the idea now. If not, then maybe Little Kim will learn the lesson of futility like Mum mar Kaddafi and cease being a pain in everyone's arse.

Over reaction to a child's tantrums is encouraging to the child. The miltiary were keeping close tabs on that launch and would have destroyed it if it had posed a danger. Destroying it when it posed no danger would have wasted a great deal of military material and manpower. Patience and thoughtfulness should not be confused for unpreparedness. Reacting without thought was the Bush mantra-6 plus years of a ruinous war that has costed us a trillion dollars- and counting.

It is amazing to see the level of ignorance and downright sheepish naievity being demonstrated here by people who call themselves the model of the democratic principles of the civilized world.

The current president listens reviews and " thinks" about all possible options available to him concerning a situation before he opens his mouth. This and not the 19th century principles of manifest destiny and racial superiority is what will truly separate us from the uncivilized and inferior of mind from around the world as well as within this country's very borders.

So unless you have something to say that is not motivated by hate and ignorance, perhaps you should keep your thoughts to yourself and not spread your unamerican message to and already troubled people who are looking for a person to lead them into the future and not back into tha dark ages.

What should be concerning everyone is Obama saying :All nations must come together to build a strong global regime". Global regime? As in New World Order? Sounds like Obama is in locked step with Gordon Brown regarding this and remember, Brown is a socilaist. What is that garbage?

Obama is doing an amazing job. All you right wingers and conservative democrats need to sit back and enjoy all the benefits. Also, if you have some better idea's, not just the same failures that you have ruined the country with, then put them on the table. Until then you should really consider not talking at all.

the us and the un is always talking double standard specially in the context of violating UN Resolutions. If countries like North Korea, Iran, Iraq and even the helpless people of palestine allegedly violates UN resolutions the US and UN were immediate to condemn it and demand for punishment of the violators. But it seems per records if the US and/or its master the Jewish State of Israel violate it, nothing happened and the UN cowardly accepts it as an act of protecting peace...

Im not for war nor evil use of technology for killing millions of people ... but I am looking for consistency and real adherence to the so called UN RESOLUTION... or UN ILLUSION... because unless the UN become impartial then it would always be a lapdog of the US.

I really think they should have consulted President Bush before any action taken to see what he would do. he has keot us safe for 8 years and now what is happening.

Soooo many problems from past and present....and only one man.
Obama is trying his very best to solve everything, so please people give him some time.

Thank God Obama is our President. Just think about the damage John McCain would have done without thinking. The presidency office is not one for a hot head or for someone who misinterprets the powers of being president.

So glad it is Obama in charge and not Bush/ Chaney or we would be at War Again with another country........

As an active duty Colonel with over 30 years of military service I appreciate wise leadership in crisis scenarios. President Obama is handling this situation with a maturity and wisdom totally absent from the Bush-Cheney years. The right-wing would better serve America with a hard look at reality, and not the reality created by conservative talk show hosts.

Who deleted North Korea from the "terrorists list"? It was George Bush. What was he thinking??????? I wonder how he received this news!!!!

Pres. Obama's administration hasn't violated the Constitution you say?

What about the taxing of AIG benefits paid out to the specific employees of a particular wing of that company? That is a breach of the Bill of Attainder law, which prohibits taxing specific peoples or groups of peoples.

What about attempting to change the voting process from 60 votes to 51 in the Senate because they know they do not have the support to pass every bit of legislation that the President envisions to pass before the 2010 elections?

I would not expect you to know these breaches, or comprehend the relevance of them because you unfortunately view Obama through rose-tinted glasses. So long as he continues to promise to pay your mortgage for you, or promise you that those who have worked hard for what they possess are mean-spirited evil people who will get what’s coming to them than he will have your unwavering support.

This launch by N. Korea was handled by Bush once before, in 2006. I was actually onboard the USS Port Royal at the time. While we were still conducting shipboard operations testing the new ABCM capabilities installed onboard, we were capable and ready to act in defense of the nation, should we be called on.

As I recall, Bush didn't get us into a war with N. Korea after that launch, which happened to be directed over Japan if I recall correctly, so your assertions that Bush would have involved the U.S. in another war are disproven.

Hate to dog on my own country, but not only does the US have the world's largest nuclear stockpile, but we are the ONLY nation to ever actually fire a nuke, and when we did, we launched against two primarily CIVILIAN targets.

Even when we are absolutley right about how dangerous it would be for somebody else to have a nuclear program, our credibility is shot. The United Nations needs to step in on this as a whole, because unless we actually want to point guns at them and try to physically force them to stop, nobody in their right minds would agree that we have any say in who does and does not acquire nuclear weapons.

What scares me more than Korea launching a missile – which is merely as a pitiful attempt to get the attention of the world – are the people who jump on board the republican "party line" bandwagon. If you haven't noticed, your so called party is fracturing because it lacks a firm understanding of the need for concrete thinking, and is afraid. They are fearful because they have lost the power to influence the government one way or the other, and now have to depend on their brains to create new ideas, rather than promote special interests, which doesn't require much thinking at all.

Don't you think that the Obama administration had already discussed what their response would be, not if but when, the little crazy Korean man actually did fire his rocket? Don't you think the "shoot-em-up" Bush mentality has been proven wrong time and time again? What about diplomacy? Do you understand what that means? I give you a hint: the first action doesn't involve firing a bullet.

Oh, and to the comment about Bush's "people" being responsible for the failings of his administration while in office. To put it into the most basic terms so their is no issues with translation, Bush was the "boss". He chose those people around him to support him in bringing to life real action, in response to real problems. Don't blame his people, that is just ignorant.

We now have a new president who is faced with a great number of challenges. If you are a true American, with a basic understanding of what's happening before our very eyes, you wouldn't be talking about Obama's dependence on a teleprompter. Do you get your talking points from Hannity? Is that truly noteworthy? Haven't you seen Obama speak "off the cuff" a number of times without a teleprompter? Suppose not if you really payed close attention. Your party's response to Obama just reinforces Bush's failure to do his job, rather than playing nice in the sandbox like the rest of the little kiddies.

Republicans are afraid and lack concrete constructive thinking, and it is only demonstrated by the finger pointing and childish behaviors. I have an idea, if you have any constructive ideas that you think might help the cause, send them to your representative. (BTW: a little secret, that is the way the system works if you haven't already been told). If you don't have any new ideas and just want to sling mud and make things worse, I would keep quiet. Otherwise you are just seek to propagate the ignorance of the right wing. All you are doing is making Bush your poster boy in the end.

Awesome to have a president as condifent, intelligent and prepared as this one. What a change from poor little Bush, a man never equipped for the office he held. I often felt sorry for him. Can you imagine the antics of McCain int his situation? Thank God we are spared that. We are truly blessed to have a leader like Obama. Long time coming. God must love us after all.

Wow – Is acquiescence considered valid foreign policy these days? Apparently it is to the left-wing gomers posting on here. Appease, appease, appease! Now where have we heard that before?

Once again we go beyond politics and right to the hate, judgement, name calling, and downright negative attitude that precipitates more problems. The peoples voice has a right to be heard, but why is it the most ignorant voices seem to come out as the loudest? The saying "I am a master of my words unspoken, but a slave to those spoken in haste" comes to mind. President Obama is not a rash, "quick to judge" man, and I thank God he is in power, and not some of us here on this comment blog.

The Obama Admin was expecting this launch. They wanted to know what the dang thing can do. Now they know. It couldnt have happened at a better time. He was preparing for a speech on nuclear proliferation.

This act by N. Korea helped to wake up other countries to the potential threat. Now the President can say "Do you want that in your back yard".
Maybe they will now get on board the plan to ban nuclear weapons.

As far as going to war with N. K. over this, with what. The U.S. is stretched thin now and the last war with them didnt turn out so good. Sanctions by everyone including China is the way to go.

I am a Obama supporter, but we should of shot it down. It is a threat and the rest of the global community has agreed on that. Japan would of stood with us, along with most of NATO. It is a threat to let it go up, and somehow it needs to be destroyed at all costs, North Korea is far to unstable to allow to have such power on.

North Korea will prove to be Obama's legacy of world terror and death left for the next President (George Bush vs Clinton's legacy) to hamstrung and attempt to deal with it properly. Of course the liberal elite's (who are always correct) will work to spin this to their advantage.

If President Bush were still in office, he would have denounced North Korea for being in the "Axis of Evil" and the UN for doing nothing, threatened not to talk to North Korea, re-invaded Iraq, and demanded the Congress to approve more tax cuts. In other words, he would have done what he had planned to do anyway.

I'm appalled, and thoroughly disgusted, by all of the comments below suggesting that military action was the first and only response that should have been made. Some of you seem to be suffering under the misapprehension that a violent intervention is the only way to solve any problem that occurs outside of our borders, and is probably the way to solve most of the problems that occur within these United States. Three words, people: READ YOUR HISTORY.

Violence and human rights atrocities have always been the worse in the wake of militaristic intervention/occupation. If Iraq has demonstrated anything to us, it should be that it's not possible (nor is it our job) to stay and run a country that is not ours and doesn't want to be run by us. Saying that it is our job amounts to the rankest sort of modern Imperialism.

As Americans, as a leading nation in the world and at the UN, it is our responsibility to issue the very stern reprimands and warnings, and if we promise violent retribution, yes, to follow through. But we should NOT fly off the handle and start shooting. In case you didn't remember, we're already involved in one war. If you think our soldiers' lives and happiness (or ANYONE'S life and happiness) should be more readily spent than words and diplomatic means because the ends justify the means, then I suggest you leave America and seek out a nice fascist nation where nobody cares about human rights. I'm sure you'll fit right in.

Had GWB reacted the same way as Obama, the left would yelling from the mountaintops! The double standard is ridiculous. GWB went to Europe many time, including G-20 summits.....did he get 1/4 of the press Obama got? This slobbering love affair is an embarrassing to our nation. We need to lead, not listen. Remember what the world was like when we "listened" to Europe....Hilter, Facism. , Stalin, communism.......just wait, you'll see.

I really wish all the right-wing people who comment would simply think about what they're saying before saying it. If the missile was a threat then it would have been shot down. The trajectory was out to open sea which is why they didn't.

In general, not that North Korea by any stretch of the imagination should be trusted, but what right does any country have to tell another they can't launch satellites into space? I personally don't think North Korea should be launching anything, since it's most likely all a sham to build better missiles to sell to Syria, but generally speaking, it's pretty hard to get countries like China and Russia on board, who have some sway with North Korea, if the U.S. comes off as dictating right and wrong.

With just short 3 months after 2008 November election, Hillary Clinton's prediction rapidly came true; Obama got a 3 AM phone call. Well, what can Obama do? Our president thinks that beautiful words may sway North Korea and other terrorist countries. This is a 1st lesson he learns. More 3 AM calls would come if the trend continues.

Should CNN publish my post?

We may not have shot it down with a missile but maybe an EMP beam or something. I wouldnt doubt it at all.

Who ever the president is has nothing to do with any of this. The bickering is completely childish think about it. Left right, in the middle we are all americans and if a missile is heading this way regardless of who is president it doesnt have a chance in hell of reaching us.

The only thing that has worked so far were passenger planes.

I am an American...That comes first. Please dont forget that folks.

There was no need to even wake Obama. The early-morning call of an international crisis they speak of hasn't happened yet. There is nothing he could of done or would have done so he could have waited till the morning to hear the news and write his speech. .

What worries people is wondering what will Obama do at 3am if there is a REAL crisis and how and if he would react to the situation. If that satellite was a warhead heading towards California, I bet Obama would have done nothing different. Words and threats only get you so far.

The world will continue to do as it pleases with or without America.

I wonder how many of you commenting here realise that the missile launch was a failure? Listening to your comments you all would have had President Obama start another war then whine and complain when he would have to institute the draft to fight that war. .

am I the only one that realized that this rocket was carrying a satelite...much like the ones the US sends up every week of the year? It went up launched the satelite with no harm to the US...why would we shoot it down? sounds like the same crazy fools that wanted us to go to IRAQ for the invisible WMDs. Shooting down the missle wouldn't have helped the US's cause. It would have further isolated us from the rest of the world. Aparently thats what these crazy rightwingers want. They want us to crawl into a ball and have the whole world against us. They need to realize, this world is getting smaller, and the relationships between nations throughout the world have become more important than ever. It would be a bad move on our part to continue to react without thinking, without taking into account other coutnries as we had the last 8 years. That would lead to our own destruction.

Let me get this right the Right wing of the Republicans supportors Neocons would like the US to attack North Korea. Look our troops are tied up in two wars now. If all the right Neocons of the Republican party join the arm services and grab a gun let see how right wing they are? I would suspect they are all talk and will not join the arm services.

and the U.S. and the U.N. will shake their fingers and say.... no, no, no.... what else is new....

and the "so what" attitude.... nothing is going to happen as a result of the launch.... seems like we had that attitude on September 10th, 2001.... plenty of warnings.... plenty of finger shaking.... embassies blown up around the world, the Cole bombing; but alas, nothing is going to happen here....

I'm sick of the US always having to do everything. Why can't China just go in there and beat the crap out of North Korea? China has the largest military in the world, and they're using it to torture the Tibetans.

To those of you who think the U.S. should have shot down the missile. I think that you are wrong. It has been reported that the U.S. was already on alert with ships in the Sea of Japan with the capability to shoot down the missile if the U.S. or its allies were threatened. I think that you have to think not only of yourselves,but also your allies. We don't know what other strategy the administration had in mind. I don't think any good general would reveal his strategy in advance.

If the U.S. did anything irrational, sure North Korea may not threaten the U.S. because they are aware of the U.S.' military capabilities, but they may go after the allies in the area such as Japan or South Korea.

Do you really need another war????

There have been many discussions on this blog and elsewhere about President Obama's use of a teleprompter. I think it is a silly discussion. What is the difference between President Obama using a teleprompter and others using paper? I think the teleprompter makes President Obama look more professional. Until the media pointed it out, I am sure many people did not realize he was using a teleprompter.

Yes Mr, Obama has a speech writer as all government officials do especially when they have to face the media, but the final vetting is with that person giving the speech.

I think the true test of President Obama's intelligence should be measured not by his use of the teleprompter, but by his responses in town hall meetings where he does not know the questions in advance and he has to think on his feet. I think he has done very well in those situations.

I do wish President Obama well because as the saying goes when "America sneezes the rest of the world gets a cold".

And we are awaitin' BHO'S strategic response. We learn that the North Korean missile didn't make it to the orbit and its payload was unclear as well.

Great comment arno @ April 5th, 2009 9:54 am ET

Kim Jong Il knew they would have to respond and therefore got the results he wanted. It was a catch 22 for world leaders.

Yo, Independent Jim. I trust you are not a current or former employee of the federal government for, if you are and Obama had not helped out AIG, you would be out your retirement...ever. Not only does AIG insure some banks overseas, it also administered the federal government's pension fund. No AIG, no pension fund.

Ok Im so confused why people bash our president so much. When these are the SAME people who said never to bash president Bush beause the president always deserve some respect. Well way to be the biggest hypocrites in history. I dunno maybe cause most of the people on here are on or over 35. People are still stuck in cold war times. I mean my god im 18 and even I RATIONALIZED and THOUGHT out everything. I realized that N. Korea would not possibly launch an attack. Why would they? They are just as diplomatic as us and realize the enormous setback and public outcry of such an attack. The entire world would be against them, which they do realize. And whats with all the teleprompter crap? George Bush always talked with a teleprompter and STILL managed to mess up everything that came out of mouth. Now do not rebuttle this educated comment by putting me down a crazy or obama loving liberal. Because im not. I consider myself independent. I have some conservative and liberal views. So please dont act uneducated and just verbally berate me over the internet. Please have a GOOD rebuttle.

I am curious for all the naysayers here, what would you have done? Drop a bomb, start another war, threaten them and everyone else that America will do something with them or without them but to do what? You people are really pathetic. You have nothing better to do than to criticize everything Obama. Republicans have yet to offer any viable solution to any of the problems that face us either domestically or foreign, other than to continue to criticize our President. Obviously Republicans have no solutions, if they did why didn't they implement them when they controlled the government?

What so funny is that some of you say u supported Obama and now you don't. Give all of who are at least truthful that u didn't support him in Nov. and still don't support him now.

No I did not vote for the current President but I'm definitely in agreement to him on his stance abroad and here in America on some of the issues at hand. What the h*ll do u really want in to do in two months to fix all the ills that over the years. I say, to those of you who can't come up with a better way...stop typing nonsense!

NK was not going to do anything.....they don't even had a strong military force (read your history)! BTW if the launch would have form any sort of threat – it would have been shot down immediately. I do agree John King is not being neutual – who cares!

This administration is a much better choice than what the republicans had – especially the whinning, ambition clueless woman (Palin).

Honestly, I'm not convinced N. Korea is that dangerous, and I'm not convinced that our "diplomatic" focus should be on NK "developing" a nuclear weapons program. Normally, isn't it the guys who say "we don't have weapons" that actually have the weapons? NK has been continuously stating that they are developing a highly volatile nuclear weapons system, while all Iran does is deny deny deny. Where should our focus be? On a leader who is so sick and old (Kim Jung ILL) that he makes, at most, 2 outside appearances per year? Or should be be focusing on the very public figure (Ahmedinejad), who has the audacity to grant an interview to a "prominent" American news outlet, and publicly humiliate our country and our values? I think our focus is wrong, our avenue is the incorrect one, and our "diplomatic strategies" ("Don't you do it again!) are going to run out of steam rather quickly. In the words of Dave Chappelle: "Hey, U.N., sanction me. Sanction me with your army. Oh wait, you don't have an army? Then shut (deleted) up!" Sanctions are the way to go. Oh wait... no they aren't. HEY AMERICA! FLEX YOUR MUSCLES! This is what inexperience gets us.... just remember one thing – had Clinton had the cahones the pull the trigger on Bin Laden in 1996, we would not be in Afghanistan digging through sand trying to find his cave.

Hey, look at the bright side, at least he didn't run off and attack the wrong country! Or call for more tax cuts for the rich. Or award another no-bid contract to one of Darth Cheney's companies.

I didn't know that teleprompter's could wake anyone up let alone dial a phone number.

North Korea's government has shown that it is, collectively, an unstable, petulant child–it has shown it through acts exactly like this one. That is the reason that the international community doesn't want North Korea to have nuclear or even ICBM capabilities. It's not about "it's OK for the US so why not NK"; it's about North Korea's government being too unstable to trust with these things.

This counts as news. Tomorrow we'll see Obama got a call at 3:00am, the economy's tanked, Europe doesn't want to spend more money

Oh wait that already happened

Amazing contrast from the trigger happy wing of the political spectrum! I don't believe the Cheney-Bush administration fired any guns aimed at the last North Korean missile launch did they? I think they did the right thing and went to the U.N. It may be a wise man that advised the wisdom of choosing your battles wisely.

I know most of the folks that post here are radicals to the left or right, no matter how much some of you scream independent, then spew party line positions. But the expectations that people are putting on Obama as compared to what was expected of Bush are night and day. I think its ridiculous and hypocritical of the republicans and especially the media. He hasnt been in office but what 80 days, Yet the economy is supposed to be fixed over night, when it was broken over 8 years, there is supposed to be world peace and all our enemies are supposed to back down to us after being embolden by us sinking all our resources into a war we are still trying to find out way out of, Get real!!!

When former president was busy fighting Iraq North Korea was busy building weapons of mass destruction.

Ken K – The term "Drinking the Kool Aid" was coined after several cults in recent years all killed themselves by drinking poisoned Kool Aid. So to "drink the Kool Aid" now means to follow leadership blindly, even if it means your own death.

Something happens under all our watch. Revise and move on. Some things are destined to happen. Check it out in your own lives. See. Then, well, okay. This entire ordeal initiated in the previous administration , was improperly handled and has spilled over into another administration, okay and well. Have ever in life you had a situation from the past spill into your domain, okay, now. I have and will continue to have, yet I will address the issue with my best expertise possible. In this midst of this occurrence I do feel secure enough to know that President Obama understands the complexity and the originality of this ordeal to the point to revise a substantial protocol to combat the intent of N. Korea to the fullest whether it be regarding our safety, security or whatever connections it may concern. God Bless America!

Tag wrote:

April 5th, 2009 12:48 pm ET

These people who want us to invade yet another sovereign nation that does not pose any direct threat to the U.S. are scary. It's as if they want us to shove our guns in everyone's face and tell them what to do..

At least we now know that Obama can effectively handle the 3 a.m. call. Yet another campaign attack disproven.
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No it doesn't! This prooves NOTHING of this president! Where is the line drawn, Tag??? Do we wait for N. Korea to put a nuclear war head on one of these rockets?? I'm certain, you would be the first to jump from a sinking ship, to save your own neck.

You are delusional to think by Obama not giving the order to shoot the rocket down, is somehow a courageous decision. Ronal Reagan would not have TOLERATED this! Just more of Liberals in this country, putting American citizens at risk!

The North Koreans have fired a rocket ....So what?
The Pakistanis has nuclear weapons also..
Stop being paranoids!
We live within a world people....

Put yourself in the president's place. What would you do? What would George do? Strike the missles? What would McCain do? Bomb, Bomb Korea...? Rather than striking first and thinking later, perhaps we should plan the next move.

It really is very pitiful thata we have this minority of right wingers who are so shallow and bitter. They cannot handle it that the majority of Americans, yes, by a landslide, overwhelmingly voted for the Democrats and Obama. It is hilarious when the Republicans get on the news, and say they want what is best for the American people. Hello? You have no right to say that. You are a mere minority of extremists who are angry and hostile and malicious who will stop at nothing to try to influence people in the negative. Thank God most Americans are above those tactics and thus have spoken by voting for major change. They this time, voted for intelligence, wisdom, and leadership that the international community is now respecting and applauding. It is really embarrassing that the Republicans can't get over it, stand behind our President, our country and really practice what they preach......patriotism and faith in our leadership and president. How can these extremistis call themselves Christian, when they are always looking for failure and the negative. What hypocrits.

Nancy...you were not an Obama supporter and aren't one now. who are you kidding?

First of all, to suggest that Obama should have ordered the US to shoot down an object that US intel had traced as not even nearing orbital flight status would have been completely the wrong action to take...you are basically suggesting that US shoot down anything currently in the air...ie commercial airliners, airplanes flying in their own air space, oh and don't forget...er birds!

Obama did the right thing by consulting with the members of his cabinet and not acting on impulse but exercising not taking the bait that is North Korea.

His reaction??? The same as GWB just sitting there for 7 minutes after the beginning of Sept 11 2001 attacks...He is just sitting there
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WHERE do you see that "he was just sitting there?" I read:

"The launch was not a surprise, Gibbs said. The president has been involved in several meetings about the potential North Korea launch over the past three to four weeks, and it was anticipated and planned for.

Obama consulted with his top aides — some by phone and others in person, as some are traveling with him. They included Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James Cartwright, National Security Advisor General Jim Jones,
Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and various other intelligence officials.

Emerging from meetings with the Czech Republic's president and prime minister, Obama said Sunday that Clinton and the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, Susan Rice, were also "reaching out to our friends and allies" ahead of the U.N. Security Council's emergency meeting to be held in New York later in the afternoon."

HARDLY the same as continuing to read a child's book to children for 20 minutes or so, which is what W. did when he was told of the 9/11 attacks.

The problem with our country is not JUST the trouble and mess the Republicans got us into but that they CONTINUE to make it bad on us by their pessimism and narrow minds. They are truly the party of NO and hopefully will soon be the party of "No More". This is a plea to the rest of us, the red-blooded Americans who want us, our country and our President to succeed. Lets get with our President and our country and let the whiny Red Big Fat Elephant become extinct as they only hurt us–the true traitors of our nation.

@ Terry,

I'd much rater have Newt Gingrich.

@ Alvino:

The North Koreans established their nuclear program under the Clinton Administration. Check your facts.

Face it, North Korea is a primitive nation when it comes to these kinds of things. Yes, it was a failure, but it was still a very hostile gesture to launch the missile even after strict warning from several countries.

Wow, and you call yourselves Americans? you do know that the terrorists are doin the samething you are right now, they're sittin around saying how they cant stand their leaders and the policies they use, so they call those suicide bombings just. so you saying you're not patriotc anymore? do you wanna join a cell or somethin? get back on the page you would've been on if bush were here. do you feel better now? okay now snap out of it and realize what you're sayin when you say we should shoot first, and any other option is not a strong one, or unacceptable. do you really think we can go around playin john wayne and fight with who ever when ever? we're not talking a boxing match, we're talkin lives and money and time(iraq is a good example) it does not matter how big a country is,duh! one word vietnam. in this day and time we use brains, the caveguys used brawn, but then of course they're extinct, another example fer ya.

I think everyone should take a deep breath. So what if N. Korea launched a rocket which achieved its objectives or not. The USA threatens N. Korea on a regular basis. If I were a N. Korean, I would be trying to figure out how to defend myself, and I suppose that is what the North Koreans are doing.

Thank you mr. President~

You can Imagine Palin at this time of our country!

North Korea took America's temperature and knows perfectly well it can do whatever it wants. They realize that the United States emasculated itself last November.

As does Iran, Venezuela, Russia, China, and everyone else.

This is the sort of Change we can berieve in.

Well we see that the big flaw of the campaign has been answered. Both President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton got the wake up calls they talk about during the campaign. Now we know they both answer the call and that flaw is at rest. Pres. Obama and Secretary Clinton are true Americans with the same values at hand for the Americans people.

I think President Obama is doing a great job and anyone that can't see that---–shame on them.

Exactly what did he do Barry lovers? Nothing. Exactly why N. Korea did it. They knew he was spineless with his idle threats. The floodgates will open now that the world knows he will do nothing. Maybe you can't see clearly from the brown stain.

and he's going to get us all killed. Bush would have taken out that missile before it was launched and we would have been much safer.

Now we have a rogue state with nuclear and rocket capability who might either use it themselves or sell it to Al Qaeda, Iran, or anyone else with the money North Korea needs.

I'm reading some folks here who want Obama to invade N. Korea... jump on them with both feet! That is Bush/Cheney's game plan. They have stretched us way too thin with that sort of policy. Obama is not a Western Cowboy! He has the sense to know that more war is not the answer! We've had war for 6 years... and the gain? NONE... we have been throwing our money and our young men and women into a country that had nothing to do with 9/11... a private war for private reasons. Afganistan is the target that we should have focusing on.. but we did NOT. Now it is a powder keg. And we still have people who think that war is the only answer!

War is out dated! We should be realizing that at the beginning of the 21st century. NOT the answer. The whole world has to get so down on this country and its just crazy leader that there is no mistake that WE, the World, will no longer tolerate those who want violence to resolve differences. If not now? When?

yeah, obama got the call and the response was just as hillary and biden foretold–he ran to the u.n. where a "resolution" (which will not pass) is intended to keep north korea in line.

heck, if the u.n. wagged its collective finger at me, personally, i'd just put a scarecrow in the front yard and know i'd be safe. we'd be better off saying absolutely nothing, but just letting one of our fully nuclear-armed submarines surface for 15 minutes off the coast of north korea and send the tape to cnn to play and the north koreans to view, with a copy to the iranians.

keevan d. morgan, chicago

The U.S. has imposed sanctions against NK since 1950 up until present. Numerous additional sanctions were imposed by Bush in 2005 and 2006. How many sanctions are presently imposed agains N. Korea? 20? 30? 40? It doeesn't hurt them at all, they are so used to it. China is the one who needs to come down on them to hurt them. To say that President Obama is suggesting something new or that is amazing is just plain wrong. As a matter of fact, when Bush was imposing new sanctions there were all kinds of people crying and protesting that we couldn't do that, it might hurt their people. Now the suggestion is taken by some as wisdom and leadership at its' best?? Hmmmm

Nisey01 April 5th, 2009 1:04 pm ET

Obama gets oft-debated early morning call on N. Korea
And he was ready. Ready from Day 1. Hey HATERS, remember the saying, “if you don’t have nothing to say, then don’t say nothing”. It is still true and it would do you good to exercise it to help savage whatever little intelligence you may behold. Have respect for yourself and your country.

Wow i find this very odd. I was sure for the last 8 years you and your kind spit out hate for Bush every day and told others it was the Patriotic thing an American could do.

Just like paying higher taxes was also Patriotic unless your nominated for say the head of the IRS. Then cheating on your taxes is just fine and a Patriotic thing to do.

Again people like you only use the line Patriotic when you have foul things to say about our president but when the shoe is on the other foot you get upset over us being just as Patriotic!

I am really happy that Obama is smart enough to continue with the war in Afghanistan. He and George Bush are one and the same when it comes to this war. Neither feared the wake-up call. Frankly, I am very pleased that nothing has changed with our war policy. Obama had to lie about his intentions, but that is okay because he would not have been elected if he had told the truth. He is a smart man.

First of all to Tom....If you're so ashamed to be an American perhaps a country like Saudi Arabia or China would be more to your liking. In those countries a post like yours would get you execeuted. Now isn't American free speech great!

Secondly, to all those who believe that President Obama is weak for not shooting the rocket down need to learn a little something about international law. Had we attacked that rocket without U.N. Security Council sanctioning it would have been considered an act of war.

Furthermore if you remember anything about The Korean Conflict/War the UN Coalition was unable to defeat the North Koreans, because the Chineese backed them militarily. Gen. MacArthur wanted to A-bomb N. Korea, but China threatened to do the same to us. Considering how much of the Iraq War debt has been financed by the Chineese (thanks Goerge W. Bush) we can ill afford further strained relations with them.

Finally we are neither economicaly nor militarily in shape to engage in hostilities with China.

In case you right wing clowns haven't noticed... 1) shrub had issues with N korea for what...hhhmmm 8 years and did absolutely NOTHING with them, yet you criticize the new president that has been in office for less than 3 months...just a td hippocritical............

Then you have shrub who runs this economy into the toilet for what again??? 8 years thats right.... and yet President OBAMA has been in office LESS than 3 months and what??? oh yeah... the stock market is climbing and it looks like he finally got the recession to halt it's nosedive.

you CONSERVATIVES are the ones drinking any so called KOOLAID that you are all so fond of talking about.

you CONSERVATIVES are freaking delusional.. you are a minority now and Liberals hold the majority... hahahaha, get used to it. you had 8 years and absolutely BLEW IT...

good riddance GOP.. (GOT 0 PLAN )

I just want to know what all you smarties think Obama should have done? Start dropping bombs on North Korea? Jump start another war with out consulting the UN Security Council and the International Community? Sure shoot down the missle and really make the North Koreans mad. You Bush reacters need to cool your heals and put your brain caps on. This country can't afford another war. We need to work every angle possible before we jump like a bunch of Chenny/ Bush wackers into something that has the potential to set the whole world against us.

I see the responses on here criticizing Obama for not "shooting down" a missile test.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. We just came through 8 years of responding to "threats" in countries that did not attack us and meanwhile letting US bankers rob the house. We are broke and American families are falling apart along with our schools, our roads, our homes, and our healthcare.

Get it straight: US is the not the world's policeman. North Korea is a problem for the world and all sovereign nations who are disturbed by their behavior must PAY for a solution.

Spend MY tax dollars on MY neighborhood and re-build US (as in USA) from the inside out.

Don't worry people, Obama will ask for a stimulus package of $1 trillion to create a Czar of N Korea missile affairs.

Wow, how long was the korean war again,?
And how many soldiers lost??

Dan the NK can reach our boarders,they can kick our butts in a ground war. Yes! the proper thing would to be to let China regulate them.

because any war with NK would involve China.

and in response to Armegeddon from FreeNLovit
"The future doesnt look good. Bible prophecies say that Mother Russia will invade Israel and China will follow with 200 million soldiers. Is it Armageddon yet? No. We're all not ID with 666 yet."

prophecies also state that Armageddon wont be a war with bombs it would be a political war.
"the eagle will defeat the bear but the dragon will devoure the eagle."
The united states is cut off from every direction China runs the locks in Panama,china is looking into investments in Cuba, NK is set to keep any sanctions at bay for any trans continental travel.

America is in trouble just look around at the wolrd we have created, our electronics come from tiawan and china,our steel is sold off to china,but we buy inferior steel back from them, we are not the main suppliers of food anymore" America dont feed the world but we do burn it",our education is lacking in alot of needed areas,NAFTA really put that one on us,the Automotive makers are suffering ..yea their own fault but the government will end up holding that debt. still trying to find out why a automobile cost so much when the labor usage has been so reduced to robotics ..I mean is the electric bill that high? no insurance cost for workers there are not that many as they used to be. but the cost of imported steel and electronics drives the cost,along with the silk pockets of management.
Obama has alot of work ahead of him he is a wordsmith and that is exactly what weapon we need in a pre-Armageddon world.

what a change from the fear tactics of the previous administration. Thank goodness Obama is our President!

@ Nada: It only seems as if more people are against President Obama because of the media coverage but it is only the Republicans and some conservative Independents. The majority of Americans support our President and are aware that it is the Republicans who are a part of the problem and have no solutions. That's why they're so threatened.

North Korea was a threat way before President Obama took office. Let's not try to blame him – he's trying to salvage this country. The last eight -year administration made so many enemies, as proven!

Geez, would some of you commentors calm down. Japan, Russia and the US had military support not only in the sea of Japan, but out in the waters off Korea and out in the pacific off our coasts. The best thing to do is not overreact and start WW3.

After eight years of the incompetence that was the Bush Administration, I have to pinch myself everytime I see President Obama acting in a rational, intelligent manner just to be sure I'm not dreaming. Kudos to our President and the brilliant Cabinet members and advisors he has chosen to help him govern! We really might get through this in one piece afterall!

Most of the time it's better to ignore a child that is "acting out" instead of beating him.

That's entirely the case here, it is in our political best interest to show the rest of the world we're not a bunch of trigger-happy, simpletons.

Practice what you preach, not what the pundits try to cram down your throat.

If any of the pundits had any real leadership skills or ambitions, they would be working in the political world and not the entertainment world.

I wish someone coild answer this question, what use is it to continue having wars??? we did this one before and here we are back watching them launch a missel next it will be at the U.S it seems that we should have learned that sending our people to different countries to fight and kill has solved nothing. we just wait a few years and that same country will be back wanting to wage more war. Why is it we have never tried to just mind our own business and protect our own country and its borders from illegals who come here use our resources, have the tax payer pay their way. why are we unable to make the laws that we have work, if you are coming here then come legally, or be deported, safe guard our land and people protect us and what is ours, help when able to those in need, we need to clean up our own house before we butt into everyone elses business. bring the troop home let them protect our land and borders, mind our own business.

Obama is a lot like Clinton on how he deals with issues. He raises taxes without cutting back Government spending! He blames others for his own faults!

He tells dictators you had better not launch your rockets and when they do, he wakes up talks a bit then goes back to bed and dreams of world peace! He also looks at poll after poll to see how much more the media and American Democrats love him. He wants to play the roll of president but does not want to do the hard work that comes with the job. One day most of you Obama lovers will have to face up to all Obamas shortcomings and wish you have never voted for him. The good news in 4 years you get the chance to not repeat your mistake in 08!!!

Wow….As a Republican and a service member with almost 30-years in the U.S. Air Force it is comical to me how some people claim they are “FAIR AND BALANCED” and do not want to give our president a chance to do his job. Whether you like it or not the man was voted into power and we all as a Americans need to give him a chance. If your team wins the Super Bowl by 50 points or by 1 point, your team is still the WINNER! So the argument about how many people didn’t vote for him is as you know is pure B.S.!!! Has anyone ever asked the question about his daughters? Do you honestly believe in your mind that Mr Obama wants this country to be socialist or communist or what ever other rhetoric some spew on here? All this talk about Mr Obama is destroying our country but at the same time we’re trying to destroy each other from within. This is what really concerns me. That internal strife gives our enemies more ammunition to try and destroy us. By the way: Before anyone decides they want to start making comments: I’m 48 years old and have been working since I was 14 years old, never been on welfare and put myself through college. I have served all over the United States and overseas to include tours in Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan supporting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

Justin

30 Years in the U.S. Air Force
Proud of and believes in this country and supports our president regardless of who the predisent is (Democrat or Republican)

Obama gets oft-debated early morning call on N. Korea
And he was ready. Ready from Day 1. Hey HATERS, remember the saying, “if you don’t have nothing to say, then don’t say nothing”. It is still true and it would do you good to exercise it to help savage whatever little intelligence you may behold. Have respect for yourself and your country, we true Americans are proud of our country. President Obama is exercising grand expertise for the most, especially with correcting much mess from the previous administration and being intact and abreast in his own administration. Keep up the good work President Obama and much love. God bless America!

Wow, so many pathetic and untrue remarks from right-wingers! President Obama is doing a great job so far and has my full support. What a relief after 8 years of dark ages!

His reaction??? The same as GWB just sitting there for 7 minutes after the beginning of Sept 11 2001 attacks.

He is just sitting there...get ready for the double standard from the DemacRATS. Mark my words, his 'patience' will be seen as 'not wanting to overreact' and a 'balance in diplomacy'.

What a shame.

Nancy, c'mon now, you can honestly sit there and say you haven't been keepin tabs on how much this Pres' has done? I mean if you supported him then you obviously know the axis of the situation. and as the saying goes, if you cant be part of a solution then you're part of the problem. So Nancy, tell me how fast do you think it takes to undo and make all the wrong bush farts get back right or go away? He's one man and it seems as if he has more americans against him now then before the election. lets just wait and see, and then after his first 12 months we can come back here and compare notes. If this were bush, we be in another war before we finish our first two, one in which is not related to terrorists at all until we went there.....

For the record I am an Obama supporter, and I think they should have shot it down. What would the world/ N. Korea have done. We stated our posiition, but they still went ahead and launched. We're the big boy's on the block, and nobody would have done anything if we'd smacked panzy (N. Korea) upside the head. It wouldnt have been worth it to China or Russia to start nothing. We cant let those fools develop a long range missile and then sell it to rogue nations like Iran. Worse still, this will open a door for the other rogue nations to test the US and push the envelope. They should have shot that sucker down.

The President's accomplishments in the last week: he tells North Korea, "Naughty, naughty.". G20 resulted in the European goal of regulatory structure prevailing over Obama's goal of a European version of the US stimulus package – in fact, the Europeans probably said "No" to a stimulus because they hope we will continue to bail out AIG, who insures a bunch of their banks. We get no real help from the Europeans on Afghanistan.

If you think this week was a huge diplomatic success, you might want to drink some more Koolaid.

To Justin in the Airforce thanks for your service but seriously we have the intelligence just not the balsl to stop them we also have intelligence about Iran but thats Israel not our problem right

Is this our foreign policy now when something with the potential to affect world stability occurs, a mere saying "guy that wasn't nice"? There must not be a teleprompter in his bedroom.

CNN, you elected him and we all have to play.

Hopefully Messiah Obama handles North Korea better than he handles our economy. This is a whole new ballgame for the anointed one, who usually faces difficult decisions by voting 'present' and putting on a community organizer badge.

'German,Irish American' = notihing to do than criticizing the President.

Obama has shown that he is a total amateur and a weak , embarrasing leader. He tries to be Mr. nice guy and the Taliban, Iran and now No. Korea have stuck it to him and laughed at him to his face. He is an apologist and extremely weak leader and our adverseries see it and will exploit it. On top of that he bows to his waist in the presence of the King of Saudi Arabia while every other dignitary shook hands. No President of the United States has ever bowed to anyone. This guy is going to get a lot of Americans killed and is opening the door to another attack on the U.S. , here at home. I guess the grave consequences that he threatened No. Korea with, if they launched, were his being awakened earlier than usual and then telling them that they are bad.

Wake up people.North Korea is nothing more than Chinas pit bull.There isnt a bit of difference between them.When push came to shove in the fiftys,China was the Norths partner against us.

RunBabyRun seems to forget Bush couldn't talk WITH a teleprompter. How quickly they forget...

Big deal! Wow great job Obama wow! So what ? North Korea will launch another whenever they feel like it. They will do it in our face no matter what we do or say. This is becoming funny North Korea bullies USA, South Korea and Japan the Chinnese just say please don't do it and the Russians don't even care and all Obama can come up with is (Provocative) hahahahahahah! Obama please understand if we do not flex our military muscle with North Korea they will continue to do so in our face and you will look weak! Be a man Obama and stop North Korea!

Yes matt, 4 long only years. In your dreams. Bush didnt trhow a bomb at North Korea. He also went to the UN.

Bush's answer would be to attack Canada. Everybody bashing President Obama probably voted for Bush, including John "Fox News" King.

Well, the call came in at 4:30 A.M......that's a lot different than answering the phone at 3:00 A.M. isn't it !!?? Not the same at all !!!

At the last count US had over 10000 of those nuclear warhead,and thats enough to obliterate every nation on the planet.So why is the nead for more,obama is saying no need to build more of these destructive machine when hardworking people dont have enough to eat,spend,sponsor college educ.I bet only the fear monger(GOPERS)need more nukes,cos they have all they need.

These people who want us to invade yet another sovereign nation that does not pose any direct threat to the U.S. are scary. It's as if they want us to shove our guns in everyone's face and tell them what to do..

At least we now know that Obama can effectively handle the 3 a.m. call. Yet another campaign attack disproven.

@jeff April 5th, 2009 12:05 pm ET
Bush happened to have the top job but the other branches of government are just as much to blame for where we are. It's just easier to throw Bush under the bus***Yea But Bush,Cheney and his administration lied about WMD........Now Shut The Hell UP!!!

It reminds me of the commercial.."It's 3 am, the phone rings at the White House....who do you want to answer that call?" "I'm Hillary Clinton and I approve of this message".

This COMPLETELY demonstrates President Barack Obama's FAILURE to LEAD and PROTECT the American people and our allies!!! That rocket should have been shot down!!

It really scares me to think of other defiant acts around the world, that Obama is ignorning! SHAMEFUL!! I'll guarantee you, that Reagan or both Bushs, would NOT have tolerated this crap! Grow some b*lls Barack!

I continue to be astonished at comments like this:
"Fearless Comrade Community Organizer, what do we do now?"

What is the point? What is the reference? If the term "Comrade" is supposed to suggest that the President intends to create an authoritarian rule and/or undermine the Constitution, you have the wrong Administration in mind. It's the previous Administration that acted unilaterally, disregarded and violated the Constitution, and ruled rather than governed.

Where we you when the previous administration disregarded constitution requirements for warrants? When did you protest violations of U.S. and International law regarding torture? Did you call Bush/Cheney comrade when they dispensed with the concept of due process and argued that even U.S. citizens could be detained indefinitely, without judicial review, simply for being suspected of terrorism - no evidence required?

Obama has defended the Constitution so far so, until he makes any attempt to violate it, how about dispensing with this foolish rhetoric?

White House confidential sources state that President B. Hussein Obama's first words after the wake up call were: uhh..ahh please hook up the teleprompter! I can't talk without it!!!!!

I expect Obama to write a very stern and strong letter to the leader of the UN about this. My goodness we can't have every two-bit petty dictator in the world firing off ICBM's now can we?

If you haven't figured it out by now Obama has made the U.S a laughing stock we are disrespected around the world now that is much worse then being hated or feared. Liberals don't understand the respect thing because they believe in the inherit goodness of human kind... but liberals would rather forget that 19 human beings strapped themselves into jet aircraft on 911 with the sole intent of killing themselves and as many Americans as possible.

Were they all psychotic?

A great movie independence day when the President in the film is interrogating the captured alien and says... Can their be a peach, the alien replies Peace? no Peace and the President says well what is that you want us to do and the alien says DIE<<<<<DIE<<<<DIE<<<<

How do you liberals led by Obama confront that kind of pure hatred?

Tell me love and I will puke, obama should be ashamed of himself, he certainly has made me ashamed to be an American.

I am so proud of our President's leadership nationally and internationally. United he and Hillary stand and I love it! Eat your heart out Republicans and Hillary defecters!

Why wake up Obama? Doesn't he have someone to plug in his teleprompter so he can sleep?

"The launch was not a surprise, Gibbs said. The president has been involved in several meetings about the potential North Korea launch over the past three to four weeks, and it was anticipated and planned for."

What a refreshing change to have a President who actually understands what's going on in the world and prepares for situations that could arise.

Unlike Bush, with his naively dangerous "We'll be greeted as liberators when we invade Iraq" and "Heckuva job, Brownie!"

To make rash decisions is not leadership. Obama has shown he is not an irrational man.

Barack Steady Obama

I am so proud of our president for conducting himself in a manner which has earned him the respect of other Heads of State.

Not only did he respond to N. Korea with accurate level of rhetoric, but also managed to avert not one, but two potentially damaging incidents during his trip.

I firmly believe that Obama's experience as a community organizer was the basis for his ability to conduct himself diplomatically.

Ahhhh...It's so good to be an American.

"President Obama is very smart, and intelligent and knows what he is doing in running the country!!! "

Personally, I don't hate anyone...but I disagree with your comment. President O'bama is doing the same thing now that every other 1st term President before him has had to do...he is learning on the job.

No one comes into the office of the President and "knows what he is doing in running the country"

They all have to learn on the job.

I think North Korea deserves the most harsh punishment possible. We need to send the CEO's of Wall Street and former VP Cheney to live there with them.

Everyone is blind sighted by the notion that North Korea DID this. No one notices that they did this under Obama's watch. So much for diplomacy with the terror nations... I really wish Obama the best. Come out of the POLITICAL mode and be a president. Stop preaching and start acting. Stop with your non sense speeches. I supported you but stop giving political speeches. You still have 3 years to run a campaign. Give us something in the coming 3 years like you promised.

Sorry about the misspelling of the word Americans in my other post it was a typo!

I still like to point out what makes you people in other countries like him so much? Is it the fact he believes in a Socialistic agenda as your leaders believe in?

I’m not very much thrilled with the fact Socialist like how our Government is becoming.

I'm just happy we have a president who, when the call came, didn't immediately grab a bottle of Jack Daniels, put on his cowboy boots, and shout "YEEEHAWWWW: Get on your horses, boys-we're gonna go to war and make some more money!"

Good morning America.I may live in mom and dads cellar but that doesnt mean I know what im talking about.I love to hate the new President because hes a different color than me and it scares me so. so I do what ever Rush tells me to do .

All you President Obama haters, leave the man alone he is doing a great job as President of the United States of America!!!! Yeah we will have good days and bad days that LIFE!!!! You all have that in your personal lives. You haters know President Obama is very smart, and intelligent and knows what he is doing in running the country!!! HATER REPUBLICANS!!!!

I don't think North Korea has any oil. That's why Bush didn't attack that part of the "AXIS of EVIL" NK has been bragging about doing something like this for YEARS and nothing was done. Not just 2 months.

Well one thing the world now knows for certain, and that is that neither the US or Japan will use force to deter rogue nations from committing provocative acts. Simply put, that mean our country will now be more likely to become a victim of bizarre conduct and even serious threats carried out by nut leaders of other countries. Clearly force will not be used until serious injuries befall our citizens. Talking now is the first and possibly only option on the table.

The UN is a corrupt and toothless tiger. Dictators pay no attention to UN sanctions. So, go ahead Mr. President, take your case to that useless UN and see what real results you get. In the meantime, North Korea, Iran and any other country with malicious nuclear intentions will just keep heading to nuclear armament. All the while you seek to disarm us and the Russians and destroy America's intelligence capabilities. Yes, I feel so much safer with you in charge.

Divide the oposition. We have all the power. No! You are the oposition,

Have any of you in this chat room who are making disparaging remarks about our President ever served in the Military? Do you understand that if we had the intelligence that North Korea was launching that missile and it was a "REAL THREAAT" we would have destroyed it? Please get all your facts and stop just spewing rhetoric about how our President doesn't know what he's doing unless you'rew in the room with him and all the advisors. It's easy to Monday morning quarterback and complain about things but at the same time do not provide any solutions to fix the problem!!!.

Justin
U.S. Air Force almost 30 Years

To anonymous
It is people like you that will destroy yourself and your future’s generation because of a lack of knowledge. Please be respectful to yourself and your generation to come and not just show your minut intellect when a country experiences such a crisis that influences all and not some. Much love to you.

John McCain would have probably been getting up to pee at about that time.

"By the way, that Kool-Aid crap is a racist comment, so that pretty much tells me what kind of human garbage"

No it is not. The term "Drinking the Kool Aid" has nothing to do with racism. It is an oft-used term to describe people who just go along with everything that someone else is passing out..whether it is garbage or not. If you follow along blindly, you are said the be just "drinking the Kool-Aid". On its own it has nothing to do with racism. And the previous poster did not use it in a context that would have denoted it as racist.

Fearless Comrade Community Organizer, what do we do now?

North Korea is trying to pull our chains. We sit there and say, "if you launch that we will shoot it down" they launched it, we did not shoot it down. Japan is scared silly because N. Korea said they would attack if they did. We should have blown it up the literal second it left the launch pad. That way they see that we are not kidding around. No means NO.

I am grateful that our president was able to take action into this event and hope he is able to keep peace into Asia. But I am not fully convinced that we can avoid war for that nation(North Korea) will surely not accept this offer. So i would not be surprised if we don't make peace of this event.

N. Korea will do anything to get attention and there is very little we can do because their nutty leader is already starving his country with the current sanctions in place. Hate to say it, but if we want to reign in N. Korea, we need to set some sort of punishment for China who is protecting this thug. It is too bad that some in the Beltway cannot figure this out and are too chicken to punish China.

North Korea is a wart on the big toe of the Chinese, they should freeze that wart before they spread and cause long term foot problems. China should behave as a responsible parent, and take care of business.

Obama speech of getting rid of all the world nuclear weapons bought such a tear to my eye the Messiah has spoken i'm just so glad that every country will lay down there weapons and destroy there nuclear arsenal pathetic Obama is what about Africa feeding people stoping wars

So after he woke up, he went back to bed. What a naive dud. CNN, you owe us an apology for helping this guy to be elected.
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Interesting assertion coming from someone who probably voted for Bush. How did that work out for you? You're so great at decision making. You say CNN helped get Obama elected yet YOU contributed to starting a war that was waged under false pretenses, helped people get tortured and helped to bring our economy to it's knees. Please don't give anyone any advice.

I just hope Limbaugh was aboard for the ride.

"our most respected and INTELLIGENT president EVER!"

Hmm... That would most likely be George Washington...

President Obama was born for this kind of leadership. He wasn't born into it, but he was certainly born for it. Thank Goodness he came along at this place and this time. I have complete faith in President Obama and that he will do what is correct

Just to affirm that we, citizens of the world – (Non US), love your President. We are suprised to see the sarcasm in some of your comments.

History will always repeat itself. We are all talking to each other.
Each of us does not have to listen to, anyone. This is a free world.
You can shout all you wan't. But you won't tell me how to live my life.

And the rest of the world thinks the same. Shout. Disagree.
But do not demand, Only hypocrits do that.

just a light thought...I'll bet $100.00 that as Gibbs approached the Pres's bed chamber that he had thoughts of Joe Biden's "international test" remark as well as Hillary Clintons "3am call" images just dancing in his head, with a crooked gotcha grin on his face; in what must have been a surreal moment!

Obama gets oft-debated early morning call on N. Korea

I am not surprised at the launch, actually I anticipated it. The writing was on the wall that this launch would manifest, so why all the uproar and unbelief is another lie that behold the beholder. If you understand politics, you will understand that some things are inevitable to occur, regardless of what we all may expect. Not saying that it was right to launch, especially after being instructed not too, but the U.N. space treaty apparently was aware of such a manifestation in prior years from what I’ve read and that this ballistic missile test is merely a test. Sure we may feel that this have violated our safety and true, but we need be mindful that the onset of this situation occurred within the Bush administration and the repercussions that we now face are alarms that have spilled over into the Obama’s administration with people not understanding that this situation is something that President Obama has to secure boundaries for amongst the other expected duties to secure a better future for our devastating status at present. I have confident that President Obama will prevail in his forwarding agenda to combat the necessary in the best interests of the people. Jumping to false conclusions and unnecessary finger pointing in the midst of such a crisis is not a solution at present and I commend President Obama on all efforts exercised in the midst of proudly stepping to the plate to forward an agenda to help and not hurt. If this world would continually run on the mindset to hurt some, yet help others, than we would no doubt hasten our doom. Where’s the love, love heals a multitude of sins. When our world turns from our evil ways, then will our land be healed and our world no doubt needs a complete healing right now.

How can anyone suggest north korea abolish it's nuclear weapons programs when they are running the same programs?

It's ok for the USA but not north korea?

OMG, I am eternally grateful Obama is in office as this goes down. Bush was a complete moron who failed miserably with everything he touched. I would be horribly frightened if dumb and dumber were in charge (McNutt and Palin). I feel safe with our president. By the way, that Kool-Aid crap is a racist comment, so that pretty much tells me what kind of human garbage talks about our most respected and INTELLIGENT president EVER! You Repukelicans are soooo mad that you all lost, and lost horribly..GET OVER IT. The Democrats are in charge and will be for at least 8 years, maybe we can clean up the giant mess Bushie gave us.

I totally agree with Carol (and many others that commented on John King's "republicanism"). While I used to enjoy listening to John King, I now find him to be totally self-indulgent with the many republicans he has been interviewing. While I'm sure, as a journalist, it is difficult to hide one's bias, but if you insist on doing so, admit it and go to Fox or MSNBC!

What did he do,go back to sleep – or get on the television and blame Bush. Either way he will make it Bush's fault. He can't think for himself. He doesn't even know who he is.

I can't believe they woke him up for that...ridiculous.

I am SO glad we have President Obama in charge. Finally, a thoughtful and intelligent leader! North Korea has done this before and Bush pretty much ignored it because he was too caught up in his other wars to do anything about it.

"Hello, Obama, it's me, George W.

It is now shown that an Iranian contingent was at the launch site and were monitoring the results.

I have three words for you and your party: Axis of Evil.

I hope that you can do what we tried to do.

Don't blow it."

*click*

Maybe Mr. Obama should follow the example of his predecesor and bomb Venezuela or for the outrageous behavior of N. Korea.

It's refreshing to have a president who speaks intelligently and in full sentences. Thank you America for President Obama. We're on the correct path to regaining our respect from the rest of the world.

I wonder how many missiles the US has in the close vicinity of North Korea, either in S. Korea, Japan or on ships around the peninsula. This is hubris on the part of the US to tell others that they cannot do, when the US is doing it a thousand times over.

In case everyone forgot, we live in a democracy, not a dictatorship or kingdom. Democrats can blame Bush all they want but it also took congress, a Democratic Congress I might add, to go along and help Bush put us where we are today. Wake up and take responsibility for it. Problem with America is we have become a nation of winers and victims.
Bush happened to have the top job but the other branches of government are just as much to blame for where we are. It's just easier to throw Bush under the bus.

Bet he rolled over and said "so what ,on with the road circus " !

You repubs are the most disingenuous group I have ever seen. The 8 years (seemed like forever) bush was in office you always said respect the office of the president. Now you trash it. You always said, deficits are not a problem and in fact, you repubs didn't even care the Iraq war was paid for off the books. Now that bush has driven the economy into a ditch, Obama mans up to fix bush's economic mess and to pay for the wars on the books, you repubs go nuts.

Either you repubs are duplicitous, are not very bright. Pick one.

Thank you Mr President, you are on the right track and you are taking America in the right direction for the future. Keep going!

i say ignore it.

We have shown the world that we are a nation of peace by just sanctioning them. I am sure that if it were a threat to the American people that Obama would have sent a stronger message to the North Koreans then what he had done this morning.

They know where we stand and they know what we are capable of. The UN will be a step towards getting the North Koreans to realize that we are a peaceful nation and that they are making a grave mistake if they wake up the sleeping giant again!

The whole World knows, you elected a jerk. Bin Nowhere! Done Nothin. No Sense! No Experience. Now they (the world) is showing you. Great America. Super Power. Who just elected a Super-Jerk.

I wish Obama the best because I am an American but I am truly tired of the blind kool aid drinking Obamamites who can see no wrong in the man or his policies. What happened to the concept of critical thinking?

How long are you going to use Bush as your crutch? I am sure he will make a speech and glorify how well he is doing and that he is trying to clean up the previous president's mess. I cannot hear what he is saying, his actions speak louder than words.

Very interesting article here. Are we surprised that the POTUS and Secretary of State would be awoken to news of a missile launch from a potential hostile nation? I am glad to hear that they debated for some time about what to do about it since it would have taken only 30 min to reach US territory. Since they have known about this "test" for weeks, did they have a plan in place for the launch (i.e. shoot down, let it go, shoot down over Guam, HI, or Japan)? Glad to see all the tough talk by the US and Japan on this was just tough talk. Way to drawn a line in the sand and let a crazy pint sized dictator walk right past that line. The US needs to figure out its foreign policy ASAP. Lead, follow, or get out of the way. Right now we are doing none of those right.

Remember when Bush got the 9/11 call? He waited 7 minutes before someone told him he had to get off his butt and do something... at that point, he hid like a coward and didn't make a speech until late that afternoon.

This guy is still in office? He won't last.

I understand the security issue, but what about the surrounding circumstances that cause such a project to initiate. The political side of this all is far beyond what we know, so we have to be patient and have faith that our President Obama will do what’s in the best interest of the people to resolve this concern for the best. I am not surprised as to any occurrence in this day and time from any participate because politics holds interests that will effect all of us in some shape, form, or fashion. Yet, I am mindful that a unified and on one accord protocol will be a more solidified ground to stand on in the midst of any controversial or no controversial manifestation.

don't take people like "barry's toker man" seriously. Notice on CNN polls that disapproval of Obama's individual policies never drops below 30%. That's because 30% if people are childish and still live by reverse-psychology. It doesn't matter what Obama does, 30% of people, just like "barry's toker man" will complain and cry because they're sore losers. Their party lost the white house, the senate, and congress in a very short time frame because nobody cares what they think. "barry's toker man", your opinion is irrelevant. Nobody with intelligence cares what you think.

It was bound to happen. You can't spank his bottom, Mr Obama.
You have no authority. Give one of you Big-Speeches.
You who! Bends, in a Breeze. – Boo!

Why so much controversy, this ballistic missile test has been awared through the prospective chain of command indicating it’s reason for doing so. And the U.N. space treaty have previously agreed to this protocol before the launch. The path of it's orbit have been awared or has been offered to be viewed should it be wanted to confirm it's whereabouts at any given time. So why all the controversy about N. Korea being defiant and all, the before and after protocol appears to be intact from what I've read . We need to be mindful that there are some things that will occur in life that will be inevitable. So we need to tune down on such controversy because of a lack of knowledge and ignorance on one's part could pose a false interception of false realities that should not manifest in the mind. Get the facts and then get back. Now on the security issue and at the particular time wherein President Obama and others indicated the launch not to manifest, all I have to say is that N. Korea was defiant in it’s launching after talks indicating otherwise, but the original plan from the past years leaves room to see that the launch was awared via the U. N. space treaty agreement protocol. Anything to deter the mind and distort the reality of the more intricate concerns of the economy and our struggling demeanor at present.

Jimmy–disarming nukes will never happen, and you would be a fool to disarm yours while others will keep theirs.

HA! The UN is having an emergency meeting....I am sure N. Korea will be terrified.

YEP! Obama bashes his own county in Europe. Liberals are saying in unison..."Yes, we are so arrogant, most wonderful man..." How disgusting.

What a waste of print space? I am sure OBAMA and his admirers will take credit for what happens next? Why is the press so chlldish?

Are you guys ready for it,do you feel it,its pulse captivating and real.Now you gotta see the prez with a spine.A candy and a cane guy.Just watch as the event unfold,Obama will prove his barking dog can bite REAL Hard.

Get ready the world is going to run all over our WEAK president!

Why didn't Obama shoot the thing down before it even launched?

He knew it was coming. He knew where it was located.

Weak!

Good grief... are the libs going to blame Bush for everything for the rest of eternity? I'm a moderate Democrat, and quite frankly it's way passed being "old".. get over it already, you sound ridiculous when all you do is blame George Bush for everything... STILL.

As for Obamas amazing speeches... some of you need to pull your heads out of the sand... someone else writes the speeches for him and he reads them off a teleprompter!!!! Wow.. such talent... he can read. What the heck is so impressive about that?

And lastly, those Nukes you hate so much have kept this country safe since they were first created and ended one world war. You tree hugging hippies will never get that...

Why are all you people trippin? North Korea has every right to test fire rockets the west does not own the world,

I wonder what all these people will be saying about Obama when we have another attack. As for the other issues: Obamas administration, sec treasury Tim G who by the way did not pay his income taxes like the rest of us insisted that Sen Dodd put in the stimulas bill that AIG CEO get there 165 million in bonuses!! Why are people over looking these mistakes. Obama pledge in his campaign to go thru the budget line by line but yet he can't read the bills he signs. How far did he make it in school?????

Whatever the teleprompter tells Oboyma to say, that is what he will say. But he did tell the world that the US is arrogant. What a true leader Europe has. Sure wish we had one.
Resign now or face impeachment, oh annointed one.

@ Tracy

Well said on your points ....This should also be the thought line on Iran..
1 nuke against..........No longer a country
No one is that crazy

Like he's going to do anything ? This guy is a total idiot.
His little speeches aren't going to stop terrorist .

Bush took N. Korea OFF the terrorist list.

Unless Obama plans on attacking North Korea which he won't, this issue is mute.

We should have left their pretty little missile in a smoking heap on the ground. If you keep threatening to spank a child and never do, they quickly learn there is no fear of consequences. When someone finally leaves a big smoking black hole in the ground where new york city used to be, we'll slap them with a cease and desist court order.
In 65 years we've gone from being a country that can win a Major World War to being a country that some little piss ant country like North K. can give us the finger and laugh at us in the world press.

Why are Americans do dumb? You guys should love your president. Because of your former president (Mr. Bush), the entire world hates you. Get your head out of your backyard and see what people from other countries think of you and your country. You should be very proud that the world has slowly started to like you because of your new president. Stop being arrogant learn to appreciate your new President. Obama has inherited a lot of crrap from Bush.. cut him some slack, will ya? He is not God, you know?

@ arno

The launch did fail..The stages seperated too quick and the payload (whatever it was) never reached orbit

Some people are just rediculous.Why is it that the rest of the world can see how lucky we are to finally have a president like Obama,but us as Americans,are as arrogent as ever.The rest of the world is actually starting to appreciate us again ,and all we do is complain.I guess some people still think George W. was actually worth a crap,and did not pretty much ruin our country in 8 years.Your phones have been tapped,your sons have shrapnel stuck in their bodies,our economy is in the tank,but you want to complain about Obama,like I said this country is rediculous!!!!!

He should have called Hillary first. She's been ready.

I think you are doing a terrific job, Mr. President.

As he rolled out of bed, he groped for the Teleprompter which wasn't there, and, uh, was, uh, speechless.

Interesting how so many people criticize the president for doing many of the same things Bush did, which they praised. There is little the UNSC or the Presidency can do to stop a nation like North Korea from doing what they want – regardless of the president's party. If you look through history you'll see that North Korea actually tested a nuclear device during Bush's presidency. What did you, the critics, say then?

It just makes those who criticize the President look like sore losers. To those of you who criticize everything Obama does, do you think you are actually having an effect on the world? Are you changing anything?

It's time to stop this constant back and forth. It's not doing anything positive for the country. You want that right?

Obama, aka (Jimmy Carter), will do nothing but talk about it, and try a sic the UN on them and as history will show th UN has never accomplished any thing worth while costing us millions of dollars.

Bully thugs like Kim of north korea need to me handled with firm actions, (Like shooting it down), it is the only action that they will understand.

The safety of this country is at stake here, and all Sec of Defense Gates can say is ..this is nothing we can do.,,

don't forget history, those that due are destin to repeat it. aks ( Hitler)

John

Well, that was a wasted phone call. Now the ball-less one, BHO, can go to the UN for help. This guy is a waste.

I totally agree with barry's toker man, but prefer free Afgan Hashish for breakfast.
Long live Obama! Obama is gonna Mount a Lama.

I think John King is using CNN to try our for his new program on Fox.

I hope that Obama will respond to this grave provocation with actions beyond mere words.

It shows true leadership to give Hillary Clinton such a significant role in the Administration. I love seeing them traveling together. It makes me feel so proud of our democracy.

Look the North Koreans just shot a pop gun. ONE missile. It takes YEARS of testing to develop a nuclear weapon and a reliable missile to deliver it thousands of miles. If they even had one weapon, would they be foolish enough to do it and have the USA completely destroy their country. The US has enough nukes and missiles to destroy the entire world 1000 times over.The N Koreans are just doing a publicity stunt and a lot of uninformed people are panicking.

A former Missile Engineer.

Yes, thank god Hillary is there to help.

Enshala

BTW:

By "aimed at us" I am referring to the missile.

After all, they want us out of the picture. And, unfortunately, they're not the only ones.

We have become, in their eyes, haughty, arrogant & obnoxious. One nation goes against us, the rest will follow.

At the same time, they don't see how much the USA has done for all of them.

The longest stretch of mass murders began shortly after Obama's ascension to the White House. You can feel the sense of despair most Americans now feel after his seizing of power. He is a nightmare.

What exactly is going to happen with the nuke?? is it gonna hit?

Thank God the 'intellectual midget' and his faithful companion Cheney are no longer in office.

We don't have any friends or allies. Remember we are arrogant Americans and have our interest at stake only. We fight to save our own ass and never help anyone else in a crisis, especially the Brits, French, Russians,Poles, South Koreans, South Vietnamese, Italians starving Africans, Germans behind the Berlin wall, earthquake victims all over the world, flood victims, HIV victims which we infected on purpose, (according to some of our Black leaders). We have done a lot of bad things like dynamiting the dikes during Katrina.Our government blacked out the weather forecast for 7 days before Katrina and no one knew to leave. We were not as good as Noah was at getting the word out. We have the most successful conversion to a welfare state in the world and a secret conversion to Socialsim that is so covert no one even knows it has happened. Moderate this as you usually do and fall farther down the news polls.

L.C.-

I do not think I have read a better comment. Made my day.

As ususal this article is flawed.....they write as if the test launch was a surprise. It was fully anticipated and discussed publicly. Another sign as to why CNN has dropped to third place in the ratings war.

The US stature in the world has risen dramatically since Nov 4, 2008 and was just solidified this past week during Obama's trip abroad. The old school Republicans need to come to the realization that the high speed rail change train has left the station and is moving fast so they should hang on for the ride or get out of the way.

Dear a canuck – Your prime minister is wonderful.

Hey let's handle our business. My question for President Obama is will this be political business as usual or will we be triumphant this time? America he handled the call in the middle of the night just like I thought he would... a trooper. Next time... leave the bunny slippers under the bed dude.

Korea is trying our President to see what they can get away with.
The punishment should be swift and harsh, they need to know that we will retaliate, and that there will be a heavy price to pay.
I am sure that Obama will make this clear.

North Korea establishes a nuclear program under Bush's watch, and the Crawford Cowboy responds by name calling. Remember Bush including N. Korea in his 'axis of evil?' Now that was really a tough stance by the worst president in history.

Our President is AWESOME!

The funny thing to me is that when Lil Bush was causing wars these same people who refuse to praise Obama obviously loved the fact that most countries just a few months ago hated us. Now that we have a true diplomat in office who is doing what leaders are supposed to do they are digging their heels in deeper.

Truly, no matter what you say or how much you hate our president he is a leader who will be loved by the masses all over the world. And that will trump your feelings toward him any day. Strength is in numbers and if all of our allies want to work with us there is nothing we can't do to make this world a better place. When Bush was in office he threatened our allies into assisting us which I have never liked. I like the fact that the leader of my country is liked by other countries. Especially ones that have disliked us in the past.

I thought Hillary ,would be answering the phone. The President shouldn't be disturbed by such nonsense.

Yes, Let's go back to the fear mongering of the illiterate monkey-boy speeches of the last eight years.

Thats the change I voted for! democratic diplomacy not republican fear mongering.

I'm quite sure that Israel will offer its complete cooperation in eliminating its stock of nuclear weapons.

Thank God Hillary is there to help him!

It's all Bush's fault, I tell ya. And the god king Obama is going to make the world perfect and peaceful. And make the North Korea, China, Russia, and Iran love us once again. And the universe will be in harmony, and everyone will get free cocaine. Yes, the god king Obama, praise him praise him all the little chilren.

Some of you Americans are ridiculous.....your President is doing an amazing job under the circumstances....and you should be proud...give the guy a break !!!!!!!!

President Obama is doing a great job! The Cult of Criticism will always do what they do best......criticize. Now they're upset because the economy is seeming to come back to life, thus spoiling their mantra of failure. As for the 3am or 4am calls; my president is the right person in office. I am sure beyond the shadow of a doubt, because great men are the ones greatly challenged. The mark of their fortitude and legacies, rest on how they overcome all odds, shut up critics, and succeed. President Obama is next in line......Peace.

I was in the front row. Yet another astonishing speech from this most wondrous of men. Its about time somebody actually stood up and had the balls to support a nuclear free world. There's no need for these weapons. They are the ultimate in anti-human.

After the speech I shook 44's hand. Wished him god speed. Michelle stroked my arm.

He has more charisma in one of the molecules of his left toe than most of us will ever possess throughout our lifetimes. America – and the world – is truly truly blessed to have President Obama at this moment in history.

how did Obama rally the world obviously you left wingers haven't been paying attention

So after he woke up, he went back to bed. What a naive dud. CNN, you owe us an apology for helping this guy to be elected.

Kim Jong-(Mentally) Il notwithstanding, how do we (US) continue to put communication satellites into orbit and tell others they cannot? I support Obama's stance here, but how long can the haves continue to dictate to the have-nots? I suppose as long as we...have.

to Sumaya Conners,

msnbc has the same article i dont know what your thinking its still news atleast Obama will not got to war with north korea for something stupid like that they do have weapons of mass destruction and wage a 9 year war on them and drive the U.S. economy down the drain and have more countries hate us.

for all of those saying why be afraid of n korea, they have the 4th largest army in the world, the most complex system of underground caves, and the tension in the area could lead to ww3, hmm yea no reason to be afraid, sending in troops with all those caves would be ten times worse than the urban warfare in iraq

I'm glad to hear Obama can operate a mobile phone. Pressing the green button and listening into the correct end of the phone can be quite difficult. This is truly reflective of the President's foreign policy skills.

CNN: This is one of the dumbest articles you've ever written.

Yes it's his fault 20k people in Prague show up to hear him speak.

Americans should stop their Arrogance and enjoy their President too!

Additionally, the NKs fired a few missiles during the Bush Administration and nothing more was done then than Obama can do now, which is rally our allies to strengthen sanctions. What are we supposed to do invade their country because they tested a missile? Are we supposed to get in another war because of this missile launch? All you people that are criticizing President Obama over this situation, please tell me what you would have done to stop the NKs from launching the missile. People that criticize with no solutions are completely WORTHLESS

YES YES YES!!!

there are currently close to

22,000

nuclear war heads in the world.

gagging while saying this "thanks to reagan starting the whole disarmement thing" that huge numbers is far smaller than what were once in the world during the height of the cold war.

BUT 22,000 is far too many to end all life on earth. We can destroy everything and bomb humanity into non existence many times over.

DISARM!!! nukes

I love our new President. The US has regained it footing on the world stage again.

Let's see...

If Bush got the call, he would've bombed the wrong something and thought about the consequences a few billion dollars later

If Sarah got the call, she'd ask her adviser's where North Korea was

If Jack Bauer got the call, it would've come by way of leak that Chloe picked up through her "sources" prior to the rocket launch. Then he would've called Tony, and well you know the rest...

))

"Give the devil his due". Bush messed up America and the whole world. Now he is peacefully enjoying his well provided retirement in his new million dollar home. As for Obama, I honestly think he is working hard to clean up the mess and getting all the blame right or wrong....

Don – I saw the video of which you speak . It reminds many of us of Neville Chamberlain's surrender to Adolph Hitler. It was a disgusting and frightening display of intellectualy midegetry.

Serious question here – -

This CNN story states that Gibbs woke "O" up at 4:30am. What time zone was that? I had a tweet come in from the NY Times at about 1:30am EDT Sat. night/ EARLY Sunday morning.

If Gibbs called/nudged O up (with a cookie in hand – funny) at 4:30, that would've made the event occur at 10:30 PM EDT.

When did the actual launch take place?

– I just checked that NYT story again:
"North Korea launched the rocket at 11:30 a.m. local time, or 10:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, said the office of the South Korean president, Lee Myung-bak. "

***SO... Who is it that determines that something is important enough news to send it out on a feed so that it gets to the people?

Eric

Terry if you sleep well at night knowing Obama is president with Iran and North Korea with nukes then you have been drinking too much Obama kool aide. Apparently you have forgotten that he wants to eliminate the missile defense system and goes overseas calling our great nation arrogant, dismissive and derisive. Is this treason?

If you launch that missle, I'm going to tell the UN!

Is ist possible the left wingers will look at Obama saying we are arrogant and realize how stupid and weak Obama sounds?? I doubt it they will just blame Bush as usual.

Since when does the US have the right to deny other countries the right to explore their own world as we have been doing for the past century and more? Where dose the moral authority come from, since we are the only nation to openly use nukes in war, without any reason by the way, to decimate a population? This government has used chemical and germ warfare, and refuses to stop using cluster bombs and land mines. If I were Kim Jung Il, or anyone else for that matter, it would be very hard for me to head the warnings of such a hypocritical government. And the idea that this is a crisis is ridiculous, unless you are referring to the chest thumping and saber rattling having absolutely no effect, then that is a crisis for the paper tiger, sleeping giant, wind bag self interested politicians who think they are the masters of the universe. Time has come to remind these "people" who they work for. They are all the same, they will take as much as we let them, Obama along with the rest. If you trust any politician to do the right thing without a gun to his/ her head then you deserve what you get. When a long train of abuses..... oh forget it no one is listening anyway, good luck with your messiah, just remember I told you so.

And which portion of the US Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force would you have fight NK? The portion that's tied up in Iraq or the portion that's tied up in Afghanistan. Anyone who thinks we should start a war with NK over this get yourself down to a recruiter and get your enlistment date set, then demand that the military send YOU to the front lines to fight the NK. The men and women we have currently engaged will surely thank you for your support in deeds more than just empty bold jingoistic slogans and slurs against their commander in chief. Our armed forces are already overtaxed by two wars and many of the posters here think we should send them into a third, what great leadership that would show by Obama, completely exhaust our military, glad to see cooler heads sometimes prevail. This train of thought keeps up and there won't be too many Republicans left, they'll all be off fighting wars that THEY support and provide manpower to support.

Do you really think the NKs are stupid enough to launch a nuke toward the U.S. or its allies when the Russians, with their thousands of nukes, haven't? They are smart enough to realize that any missile headed even slightly toward the U.S. or its allies would mean the total annihilation of their country. This is just to get a little attention, so I'm not worried in the least.

Lead baby lead!! This is a leader.

Is CNN American?

It seems that CNN is more interested in bad things happened on Obama than anything else to the country. Latest example. Why G-20 and Nato not committing to everything what Obama's administrations hoped for are considered a total failure to the administrations? Is CNN missing the point? Do you think G-20 will just come in and say "Sure, here you go..!" Are these counties the idiots like Bush? Even Bush back then has mostly only support from British. It is only fair that they have their own concerns coming from the past history of 8 years. There is the first step. Right? To see Obama mingling and talking among G-20 at ease and be able to strike a different tone in such a short time is encouraging. But instead every CNN news segment is about how so bad he only got 1.5 trilions and 3000+ troops fair reporting and how he didn't get what he wanted. And that contributes to the failure of his trip. Is that fair reporting? Is that balance and objective news to the American interests? Or CNN has turned into those gossip news or like those developing countries government controlled type news. I guess bad news is good business, especially for Republicans and Republicans minded.

I missed the good old CNN during Diane Sawyer, Mike Chinoy.... And I think Ed Henry and John King are clowns.

Lead baby lead!! This is a leader.

I have no words to express how grateful I am as an American who goes to Italy.
Everyone in the world owes this man, everyone.
Who says one person can't make a difference,
on underprivileged ethnic person, what an
inspiration. This should have happened long
long ago. We love you dear, dear President.

Bob Bobson – You read my thoughts. At least a couple of us here this morning are not in an orgasmic mode over the god king Obama.

Every day when Obama stumbles the Obamist start squealing like stuck pigs "boosh, boosh, boosh". Well it ain't working anymore. Obama has left the path of rational action and is taking this country straight into hell. And he will be held accountable.

Is it possible that the right wingers watch video of the US President rally the world around Change....and think "Thank God McCain/Palin lost"....

Eh. Probably not.

The future doesnt look good. Bible prophecies say that Mother Russia will invade Israel and China will follow with 200 million soldiers. Is it Armageddon yet? No. We're all not ID with 666 yet.

UH Rami, it was Gibbs who woke him up. Why don't YOU read the article lol !!!!

Is it possible that the right wingers watch video of the US President rally the world around Change....and think "Thank God McCain/Palin lost"....

Eh. Probably not.

WOW, he really got up and put the strong arm on them. He told them not to launch, told them in strong terms REALLY strong terms. Shockingly they launched. So now he tells them they are acting recklessly. Yep, this plan seems to be working.

I don't really see the big deal in him calling for an end to nuclear weapons. They are bad...so is world hunger, poverty, and terrorism. Pretty easy stance to take.

No Nuke pgm for Iran. No space pgm for NKorea. Stop them while you can, dont WAIT!!!!!!!!!

President Obama's speech in Prague – AWESOME! (VIDEO)

Now that's a leader!!!

Time for those "consequences." First we need Hu Jintao's permission and then BHO HRC can scold Kim Jong-il in harmony.

So the ovalten potus got a phone call , so what. This is the news that didn't make the headlines...

By executive order, President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of $20.3 million in migration assistance to the Palestinian refugees and conflict victims in Gaza . The "presidential determination" which allows hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to resettle in the United States was signed on January 27 and appeared in the Federal Register on February 4.
Truely his comrades

In addition to North Korea, the following report indicates the result of the USA being sidetracked into Iraq instead of concentrating on Al Qaida in 2001:
"NEW DELHI: In a sensational disclosure, a top Pakistani police officer has said al-Qaida and Taliban terrorists were present in every town and city of Pakistan and had plans to destabilise the Middle East to use the region as a "launch pad" against the US and Europe.

The police chief of North West Frontier Province, Malik Navid, has told a Standing Committee of the Pakistan National Assembly that the two outfits "planned to carry out terrorist attacks similar to the September 11, 2001, strike on the US and European targets.

"The terrorists and extremists were spreading across Pakistan and they had plans to destabilise the Middle East so that it could be used as a launch pad against the US and Europe," Navid was quoted by Pakistani newspaper 'Daily Times'.

China, South Korea, Japan, Russia, USA. Who has more to fear from a North Korea nuclear weapon. We should just tell China to handle this. North Korea can not, and will never be able to land a missle on the US.

It is funny to see people posting here running around like little girls afraid of a little punk nation like Korea. I suppose you want us to invade them and turn North Korea into a democracy. LOL.

Uhh, chad. Gates woke up Obama. Read the article, son.

First of all, CNN continues in its campaign mode for this intellectual midget.

Second of all, I am SURE the North Koreans are panic stricken with Obama's call for the U.N. to think about getting together to think about debating a resolution to maybe threaten the N.K.s with an in your face tongue lashing. They are scared.

You Obamists are a pack of fools and are going to cost hundreds of thousands of American lives.

I can sleep at night knowing that Obama and his team are awake taking calls about North Korea or Iran.

I was always nervous about Reagan and Bush2. The elder Bush, for all his domestic failures, was very capable when it came to foreign affairs. He fought the cleanest best war that has ever been fought and he got us out of it clean. It is too bad his son never asked him for advice.

Let me ask Conservatives this: who among the lackluster hacks that pass for leaders in your party would YOU want taking that phone call late at night?

I think that having a direct access to reach the president of the united is very important they way globally crises is getting rampant.

Vernah, Lincoln

This is the most pathetic news blurb. CNN is so obvious in endorsing anything that B.O. has to say and do.
This is not journalism, this is yellow media, socialist propaganda type that is still very prevalent in eastern Europe and former Soviet Union.
What a shame. And you call this journalism?

Why did he bother to wake him up? It's not like he was going to do anything about it. Ha ha. Dang let him sleep.

Thank God it is nolonger bush in office! He could have immediately declared war with the help of his fellow rebublicans. we know pres. obama will make the right decisions. The reign of aggressive bullies is over! GOD bless our pres. obama. God bless him Amen

The North Koreans launched a failed "satellite". And all you neocons are demanding that the President get out of bed at 4:30 in the morning and respond with what? A nuclear strike?

Get a grip, people. The real threat to this country lies in our own greed that has allowed the Chinese and Saudis to own this place. We're bailing out AIG to refund the Chinese their investments before they get mad and launch a real "satellite".

And now Obama will do NOTHING about it.

What can you expect from a ROGUE Country like North Korea? What do they have to lose? But everything to gain. And that's what? ATTENTION. North Korea wants Political Attention from the rest of the World. So this is how it goes about getting it. Rather N.Korea's approach is right or wrong, something has to be done. You got to seriously talk to the one that's throwing the brick, not standing way off yelling at him. But you got to go and meet the thrower face to face, and fine out what's the problem. That's what Obama got to do. Not follow the same agenda Bush had. Meet with Iran and N. Korea. Dialog is the link between War and Peach. No Dialog, and you definitely will end up in a WAR.

Keep letting Nk shoot things up in the air and one day, it's going land on our soil. We need to stop their space program NOW. If they dotn, we should just pull out of Afghan and let the Talibans run that country and drive Russia and CHina CRAZY... They've got their own Muslim-hairball in their backyard... If we clean up Afghan for them, it will not be good..

Gibbs personally woke up Obama, lol. Did he bring Obama a warm glass of milk and a blanky while he was at it?

CNN: why are you ignoring the President's speech in Prague? Do you think his call to rid the world of nuclear weapons is not worthy of your time to report?
I suppose if he said he wanted to rid the world of Rush Limbaugh you would have it as your banner headline.
What kind of news agency is this?

I used to like John King, but now he has gone to the "other side" like
Lou Dobbs, Navarette, Anderson.
Good bye CNN – Ted Turner must be wondering what went wrong and seething by now.
Hello MSNBC!

If feel soooooooooooooo sorry for the people of NKorea. They are starving to death and have to live under the shadow of a few elites. NKorea shouldnt be allowed to throw UP anything in the air. They should be condemned to just be a ground-battle army not a space army. The international communities need to put pressure on NKorea and if need be, pass a law to shoot down ANY flying objects from NKorea. You dotn go around asking for aid and throw up things in the air!!! The last thing we all need is a successful space program, run by NKorean. What a shame that country was split in half..

President Obama call americans arrogant then he whines to the United Nothings like the North Koreans will listen

Obama, as expected, will do nothing but ask the almighty U.N. to write up another "resolution". It's gonna be a looooong 4 years. (and only 4 years)

To: Carol

You say Mr. King's show is for Republicans. Do you have a problem with that?

It's hopefully sad, and very apparent, that most of the news these days is for the Democrats (Obama's greatness blah, blah, blah) and I'm sure you don't have a problem with that. What's wrong Carol, do you have a problem sharing the media? Certainly appears you do.

Sorry to say it, but I guess he blew the first 3am call.

The more conciliatory and blame-America his speeches, the more 3 a.m. phone calls he will get.

Thank God we have President Obama at the helm. BTW, I truly hope CNN isn't going to go red like john king who I can't listen to or watch.

To Ted van Tol in Nederland

I understand what you are saying. When I moved from Nederland to the U.S. a long time ago, I found the behavior by Americans a bit odd myself. I have since come to understand them as I became one of them. They are very much interested and they do see the good President Obama is doing.

It used to be that CNN was a solid organization. Over time they are taking the road to sensationalism just as Fox News and MSNBC have done. Our only semi unbiased source of information is slipping away.

Profit over solid reporting!!

Hendrik

You can Imagine if the 3:00am phone call got Palin.....

Barack Obama: the whole world in his hands !

John what's wrong with you,, have an empty head or what, I think your show is a mistake. You are better with a monitor , not anchor,,,

That scenery where the President stand looks very nice just like our President!

The UN better write that nasty letter in all CAPS!

John King, was didn't vice President receive the Memo that Bush wished Obama adm. all the best and they really appreciated?

Hopefully the president doesn't get many more of those calls.

It will be interesting, now that the North Koreans have fired this rocket, to see how Obama reacts after his "threat" to them was ignored. My guess is that this was nothing more than standard rhetoric.

Very Happy to have been represented by the current president!!

Well, now we know who got the 4:30 a.m phone call..and it was about something he knew was going to happen anyway......what they just making sure he WOULD wake up? I guess "drill baby drill" takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to "security" affairs..grinz. Would love to be a fly on the wall for the smart aleck that has the guts to say to him "Mr. President this is a drill, this is only a drill..."

CNN are you sleeping?

Not a word about Obama's revolutionairy speech
on reducing nucliar weapons all over the world?
His speech in Pragha was one of the best speeches
from an USA president ever!
His performance was so hopefull and the whole world
is amazed about your new President only the Americans
are sleeping and do not know whats going on.

CNN you are sensuring my comments for a week now so
pleas post it this time.

Ted van Tol The Netherlands

I actually half expected this launch to fail and I don't think it had a warhead on board, or a sattelite for that matter. In fact, it seemed to look a lot like the "perfect city" they built just North of their border.
The entire purpose for this launch was to send something, anything up and to have the world watching.
The more we complained about this action, the more the North Koreans had to put on their state-television network. And this created more even than the intended propaganda this stunt was supposed to enable. Face it, we were played like a fiddle. By affirming that North Korea has the power and the motivation to scare the rest of the world, the North Korean government now has another decade or so worth of reputation to keep its people at bay. Now, I'm not saying we should have called their bluf. But reacting this anxiously, the way we have so far hasn't helped.

Yes, there'll be many 1 am in the morning call, so we have to UNITE. We need to be ONE.

I like the way John King was blasted this morning by David axerold-chief adviser to President obama. They kinda quickly said goodbye........

John King, everyone kinda know your show by now is for republicans....

Why don't you say so!!