YOU, TOO, HILLARY? - AT 10:45 A.M. ET:  I don't think comments like this do the United States, or Hillary Clinton, much good:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said North Korea should not receive the attention it is seeking through behavior like missile launches and likened Pyongyang's behavior to that of unruly children.

And...

"And maybe it's the mother in me or the experience that I've had with small children and unruly teenagers and people who are demanding attention -- don't give it to them, they don't deserve it, they are acting out," she said.

Small children don't have access to nuclear weapons or ICBMs.  Very surprised at Clinton, who knows better.

Clinton also downplayed the threat that North Korea poses to the United States, saying: "They don't pose a threat to us. We know that our allies, Japan and South Korea, are very concerned."

COMMENT:  First, North Korea poses a grave threat to us because it proliferates.  Second, yeah, our allies our very concerned, and this administration has shown precious little interest in the feelings of allies, like Japan, South Korea, Britain, France, Germany, and Israel.  Lots of feelings, though, for Hugo Chavez and his close, personal friends.

July 20, 2009