Nuclear Blackmail. That’s the name of North Korea’s game and it is a game that we cannot afford to play. North Korea has vowed to strengthen its nuclear capabilities and weaponize plutonium in response to the UN resolution that tightened sanctions on the nuclear armed communist nation. As I have been writing about for months, North Korea is a nation that believes that they can throw a temper tantrum and push the United States around. They are ruled by a paranoid regime that has militarized every aspect of their society. With previous US Presidents they toed the line and got away with it… there is a real danger that with this president, who is perceived as weak by many of our enemies around the world, North Korea will finally cross the line.

The previous administration insisted on missile defense shields in order to prevent rogue nations from launching missiles, especially nuclear-armed ones, at the United States and our allies. Since the start of the new administration we have seen hesitation and uncertainty with respect to our missile defense initiatives in Europe… instead of hesitation, we need an expansion of our defensive grid. More dangerous still is the possibility that these nations will sell or give nuclear materials or technology to Al Qaeda. This is not a threat to be taken lightly and unfortunately, since January, each North Korean escalation has been met with either silence or some prepared statement by the State Department. The world needs to unite against the possibility of a nuclear war… this is where the country formerly-known-as-a-superpower, Obama’s United States, needs to show some leadership.

We voted for change and we got it: change from superpower status to paper tiger. We should not have to fear what we can easily defend against, just because the people in Washington don’t have the courage to protect our great country. This is what happens when the last bastion of liberty is perceived to be weak…

-AG