Words mean nothing when action ( or inaction ) speaks.

Failure to shoot down the missile in flight shows lack of will more than technical deficiency. The further decision at this time to cut the budget for anti-missile defense is craven and reinforces how contemptible US resolve is.

http://tinyurl.com/cu5vcf

Intel Source: North Korea Wins in Missile Launch

Monday, April 6, 2009 3:06 PM

A source close to the U.S. intelligence community tells ...North Korea’s launch of a missile was, contrary to widespread reports, a big win for the reclusive communist state... the missile’s payload instead splashed into the Pacific Ocean after a flight of about 2,000 miles, and the New York Times termed the launch “a failure.”... North Korea’s satellite claim could well have been a “ruse” – with the real goal of the launch to test the missile’s range.“A 2,000-mile shot is a significant technical achievement... valuable data and experience, not to mention publicity to help it sell more missiles to Iran, Syria and other countries.”...Iranian missile experts were at the scene of the launch...President Barack Obama’s special envoy for North Korea had warned that the communist country would face “consequences”...and Obama’s inability to stop the launch has made the U.S. appear impotent...“The launch probably will strengthen North Korea’s hand given the weakness of the Obama foreign policy team and its desire to score a diplomatic ‘win’ with some kind of — any kind of — agreement.”