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Originally Posted by fluffy0000
Why the US is playing this up for all it's worth is the future cuts in the US Pentagon budget including it's largest program you guessed it 'Missile Defense' These advocates need all the help they can get to fight Obama’s plan to cut several components and reduce funding for the Pentagon’s largest program, which received over $12 billion last year. Proponents believe that by portraying Obama’s plan as weakening America’s defenses in the face of North Korea’s aggressiveness, they can convince the public and some Democrats to oppose the changes.
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Great point. I always wondered what's in it for the U.S., whatever it is, it's definitely not saving the poor N. Korean citizens (they've been suffering for decades, why change now).