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It really doesn't make any sense to me that blaming North Korea serves a political agenda for the administration. They have a limited time left in office and th
by GabrielF00 12y ago
It really doesn't make any sense to me that blaming North Korea serves a political agenda for the administration. They have a limited time left in office and they're trying to use it to accomplish something in foreign policy (so far, Cuba, a climate deal with China). This is particularly important since the President's domestic influence will be limited. This business with North Korea seems like a distraction. It's not serious enough that it's going to change anything in the relationship between the US and the DPRK. The DPRK is so unpredictable that starting a beef with them unnecessarily seems like a terrible idea. It's another item on the agenda with China, and I'm sure that there are a lot of other things that we would rather be discussing with the Chinese.
- sixothree 12y agoWhether NK is behind this hack or not, you cannot deny that the president's statement is a show of force. It is a clear message to any country that plans to use 'cyberwarfare' against the United States - we will retaliate proportionally.
- lotsofmangos 12y agoThe clear message the USA appears to be broadcasting by reacting swiftly on what appears to be very dubious information is that it is now providing the facility for trolls to SWAT entire countries, rather than just someone who had pissed them off on Counterstrike. I do not think this makes the world safer.
- sixothree 12y agoAgreed. I find this aspect worrying and underreported.