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McCain on N. Korea: "A Groundhog Day exercise"
April 15, 2012
April 15, 2012
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(CBS News) Senator John McCain said Sunday that North Korea's launch of a long-range missile is part of a repetitive cycle that the United States has endured for two decades.
"For twenty years now we've been going through this Groundhog Day exercise," McCain told host Bob Schieffer. "Confrontation, followed by negotiations, followed by aid, followed by confrontation. I mean, it is remarkable how many times we have seen this movie."
North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, launched a long-range missile Thursday night, but the mission failed as the rocket broke apart approximately 90 seconds after take-off.
Despite the missile's failure,
"For twenty years now we've been going through this Groundhog Day exercise," McCain told host Bob Schieffer. "Confrontation, followed by negotiations, followed by aid, followed by confrontation. I mean, it is remarkable how many times we have seen this movie."
North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, launched a long-range missile Thursday night, but the mission failed as the rocket broke apart approximately 90 seconds after take-off.
Despite the missile's failure,
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