North Korean Missile Test

Today North Korea tested a missile.

• I am told the NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) declared the test a failure, as no satellite was put in orbit.
• I am also told that since the "satellite" story was just a big lie, and the real goal was to test the missile (which did launch correctly, and separated, and the second stage fired correctly), NORAD's position is just ridiculous  -  as this was a successful missile test.
• And now I'm hearing that this means North Korea can hit all of Europe or North America with a missile; and presumably with a nuclear warhead.
• And further, that given their relationship with Iran, it puts this capability within Iran's reach

So today  -  North Korea thumbed their nose at the rest of the world and through their actions declared their intention.  And so far, we made a speech (Gordon Brown and Barack Obama "condemned the action, and indicated we were going to go to the Security Council - which seems a little strange since North Korea has defied the world repeatedly and clearly couldn't care less about UN sanctions).

There are two events I remember pretty clearly:

• The Cuban Missile Crises - and President Kennedy's response was to deploy the US Navy to blockade Cuba, and examine the contents of every incoming ship.
• The Russian Invasion of Afghanistan - and President Carter's response was to "condemn" the actions of the Russians and to boycott the Moscow Olympics.

In the next couple days we'll find out if Obama has the heart of JFK or Jimmie Carter.  And, by the way, when they all said during the election that "the new President would be tested"  -  well, this is it, this is the test, and the terrorists and terror nations of the world are watching.