Barack Obama has such a touch with allies especially allies who have very big, very tough sworn enemies breathing down their necks. Back in the day as such things went, we didnt spend a lot of time on a breaking story that had scant information. All of that went south with the advent of the world-wide web.
Ive found that with the net being what it is many times, sources can be searched before the various authorities involved can move in and sanitize the story. An example of that was the South Korean corvette that was sunk. Looking around I noticed immediately that very early mention had said the ship had been torpedoed. Within hours it had been scrubbed, reports had been changed to possible floating mines. Reports about a reaction and communication between the Obama White House and the South Korean Government also disappeared.
South Korean Naval Vessels Search For Survivors And Bodies From The ‘Cheonan’
Obama had to muzzle the Koreans. If in fact it was a torpedo, it was a deliberate open act of war by the North. The North and South have had minor clashes going back to the end of the Korean War. This is different. This was a warship inside of South Korean waters. Forty six crewmen were lost. Since the initial stories, the focus has remained on the ship either having some sort of internal issue resulting in an explosion, or the mine story. read more »