North Korea this week fired artillery shells into a South Korean island, once again raising tensions in the Korean peninsula. The United States has dispatched a supercarrier, the USS George Washington, to the region -- for joint exercises with South Korean forces from this Sunday.
Korea is what we political scientists call a flashpoint -- any political or military miscalculation can spark military action, and the risk of a wider conflict. The situation is serious.
Then Sarah Palin steps in.
The former Alaska governor, vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 US elections, and a possible Tea Party presidential candidate in 2012, appearing on conservative Glenn Beck's radio programme, said the US "must stand with our North Korean allies".
Later, in her Facebook page, she defended her gaffe -- by pointing out that US President Barack Obama has had his own share of howlers. One was when -- in a speech -- he said there were 57 states. She has also set her sights on firing a salvo against Vice-President Joe Biden, famously referred to as a "gaffe machine".
We don't know yet if a war will erupt in the Korean peninsula. However, it looks like a Gaffe War is imminent, in the US.
Stay tuned.
Korea is what we political scientists call a flashpoint -- any political or military miscalculation can spark military action, and the risk of a wider conflict. The situation is serious.
Then Sarah Palin steps in.
The former Alaska governor, vice-presidential candidate in the 2008 US elections, and a possible Tea Party presidential candidate in 2012, appearing on conservative Glenn Beck's radio programme, said the US "must stand with our North Korean allies".
Later, in her Facebook page, she defended her gaffe -- by pointing out that US President Barack Obama has had his own share of howlers. One was when -- in a speech -- he said there were 57 states. She has also set her sights on firing a salvo against Vice-President Joe Biden, famously referred to as a "gaffe machine".
We don't know yet if a war will erupt in the Korean peninsula. However, it looks like a Gaffe War is imminent, in the US.
Stay tuned.
She's probably a communist - good luck, Americans, if you elect her as your President
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