No N.Korea mention in SOTU to avoid giving them 'attention'



News No N.Korea mention in SOTU to avoid giving them ‘attention’ Experts on U.S. policy see lack of mentions as extension of Obama's 'strategic patience' policy Ha-young Choi January 14, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Obama Pledge by jurvetson on 2010-05-26 09:41:11 U.S. President Barack Obama didn’t mention anything related to North Korea’s recent nuclear test during his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, and on Wednesday this was explained as being to avoid giving "attention” to the regime. Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser emphasized that the U.S. places a “huge priority” on the North Korean issue during the Foreign Press Center briefing on Wednesday. U.S. President Barack Obama didn’t mention anything related to North Korea’s recent nuclear test during his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, and on Wednesday this was explained as being to avoid giving "attention” to the regime. Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser emphasized that the U.S. places a “huge priority” on the North Korean issue during the Foreign Press Center briefing on Wednesday. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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No N.Korea mention in SOTU to avoid giving them ‘attention’

Experts on U.S. policy see lack of mentions as extension of Obama's 'strategic patience' policy

Ha-young Choi January 14, 2016

No N.Korea mention in SOTU to avoid giving them ‘attention’

Obama Pledge by jurvetson on 2010-05-26 09:41:11

U.S. President Barack Obama didn’t mention anything related to North Korea’s recent nuclear test during his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, and on Wednesday this was explained as being to avoid giving "attention” to the regime.

Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser emphasized that the U.S. places a “huge priority” on the North Korean issue during the Foreign Press Center briefing on Wednesday.

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