Mike Pence heads to South Korea Saturday amid North Korea tensions

[TomSea]

Mike Pence heads to South Korea Saturday amid North Korea tensions

Vice President Mike Pence will leave Washington on Saturday for an 11-day trip overseas with his first stop in South Korea as North Korea appears to prepare for another nuclear test.

White House officials said Pence’s trip is intended to reinforce that the U.S. is fully committed to its security alliances, especially in the face of North Korea’s nuclear threat, to facilitate economic engagement and reinforce that it’s fully committed to partnerships with key countries.

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It's a headline but would it have been "Joe Biden heads to SK Saturday amid NK tensions"? Seems a bit too familiar.  Perhaps it is no big deal.

[Just_Victor]

Kinda strange to send the VP to an area that NK is threatening with war.

Vote of confidence in SK and US forces in theater?
Statement the we don't take NKs bluster seriously?

Interesting for sure.

[don-o]

Would be unthinkable to cancel an already scheduled meeting.

[EC]

Kinda strange to send the VP to an area that NK is threatening with war.

Vote of confidence in SK and US forces in theater?
Statement the we don't take NKs bluster seriously?

Interesting for sure.

I'd say bit of both but more the former than the latter.

[don-o]

1100 Friday Eastern time = 0000 Saturday Korea time

  Day of the Sun begins

[Wingnut]

1100 Friday Eastern time = 0000 Saturday Korea time

  Day of the Sun begins

"The smoking lamp is on"

Light em if you got'em.

[Suppressed]

Kim Jong-un is offensive.

I mean, he has the ball...his play.  Let's see what he runs.