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New nukes Testing, One, Two, Three. Testing...By Rick Horowitz "Mr. President? Mr. Hadley's here to see you. He says it's important." "Yeah, Condi said he had something to -- sure, send him in. I don't know why it couldn't wait till -- Steve! C'mon in! How's my favorite male national security adviser?" "Fine, Mr. President. Well, actually, not so fine." "Condi was a lot cuter, but hey -- as long as you can do the job, I don't -- " "Sir?" "So what's so important?"
"Korea has." "So it seems." "That's not good." "Not really." "North or South?" "Excuse me?" "North or South Korea?" "North, sir. They're the one's we've been worrying about. The South Koreans are our allies." "I knew that." "I knew you did." "Just wanted to make sure. Didn't want to go jumping to conclusions." "Very wise, sir." "So they went and did it, did they? North Korea's gone nucular." "Well, nuclear, actually, but -- " "That's what I said: nucular. I can't believe they went and -- didn't I say we wouldn't tolerate it?" "You certainly did, sir. You were clear as a bell on that." "So I guess we ought to put out a statement or something. Say we're not tolerating it. That'll show 'em." "With all respect, sir, I'm not sure just putting out another statement will do the trick." "You want me to invade? I'm not gonna invade. We've already got Iraq on our plate." "I'm not -- " "First we win in Iraq. Then we win in Iran. Then we can talk about -- " "Sir, I think we all agree that invading North Korea isn't an option. And sanctions don't seem to have that much of an effect either. That's kind of the problem." "Well, what if we say it's 'unacceptable'? They'd get the point then, wouldn't they?" "I think they already get the point, sir. They're just ignoring it." "No way! We're the United States, and they're just some runty little island with -- " "Peninsula." "They've got water around 'em, don't they? That's an island in my book!" "If you say so." "So say it's 'unacceptable.' Or say it's a 'grave threat.' That'll back 'em down." "It might not be that easy, sir." "Sure it will! We're the United States, and what we say goes." "With all respect, sir, I wonder if that might be part of the problem." "If what is?" "'We're the United States, and what we say goes.' It doesn't always work like that." "Sure it does!" "Sir? Remember the Woodward book? The new one? With the red cover?" "So?" "His argument was that you -- that you might be walling yourself off from bad news, and that you tend to see things exactly the way you want to see them." "Is that what he said?" "I'm sure we've discussed this already, sir. And he says we're -- well, he says you're in a state of denial." "No I'm not!" "Well, that's what he says." "No he doesn't!" "That's even the title of the book." "No it's not!" "Sir?" ... Posted 10/10/06.
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