Korea with Nukes

So, North Korea officially tested a nuclear weapon yesterday in an underground facility slightly north of the capitol. This is strangely exciting and strangley disturbing. Distubring because I now know for certain that one more country, with morons as leaders, has nukes. Excited because I got to listen to Bush talk about it and was excited to see if my new Predict-a-Phrase would actually work.

These are quotes from an AFB article on the subject. Let the dissection begin. Words highlighted in blue represent certain key words Bush likes to use. Words in red are things that Bush says to increase American commitent to the war on terror. Words in yellow are things he thought up one his own and decided to "wing it" and see how they sounded outside of his head.

Bush declined to confirm the Stalinist regime's claim overnight that it had successfully tested a nuclear device but branded the announcement itself "a threat to international peace and security."

"We reaffirmed our commitment to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. And all of us agreed that the proclaimed actions taken by North Korea are unacceptable and deserve an immediate response by the United Nations Security Council," he said.

"Once again North Korea has defied the will of the international community, and the international community will respond," the US president said in brief remarks at the White House.

Bush said that he remained "committed to diplomacy" but also stressed that the United States "will continue to protect ourselves and our interests" and will follow through on pledges to protect allies in the region.

He also warned North Korea that Washington would view any transfer of nuclear weapons or material by North Korea to other countries or non-state entities -- like terrorist groups -- as "a grave threat" to US security.

"We would hold North Korea fully accountable of the consequences of such action," he said, renewing charges that the Stalinist regime has transferred missile technology to Syria and Iran.

"We're working to confirm North Korea's claim. Such a claim itself constitutes a threat to international peace and security. The United States condemns this provocative act," said Bush.

"Threats will not lead to a brighter future for the North Korean people, nor weaken the resolve of the United States and our allies to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," said Bush.

Enlightened? Talk of the "international community" is meant to bolster American confidence in the foreign relations of America's top people. Tommorrow, I'll start the Invasion of Korea percentage meter which will be updated accordingly until we invade Iran or the problem just goes away, whichever comes first. I'd get our yellow ribbons ready, personally.