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Thursday 7 January 2016 - 10:16
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Thanks Obama: GOP candidates blame president for N. Korea nuke test

Thanks Obama: GOP candidates blame president for N. Korea nuke test
Hours after North Korea claimed to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb, Republicans in the United States were quick to point the finger at President Obama.

According toPyongyang, government scientists have accomplished a longtime goal ofdeveloping a miniaturized nuclear device. The United Nations and a slew ofworld leaders have condemned the test asa violation ofinternational law, and are threatening toimpose new sanctions.

While the White House hasalready expressed doubtthat Pyongyangs claims are 100% accurate, US Republicans appear tohave already reached a verdict: true or false, this is President Obamas fault.

"If this test is confirmed, it will be just the latest example ofthe failed Obama-Clinton foreign policy," presidential hopeful Marco Rubio said ina statement. "I have been warning throughoutthis campaign that North Korea is run bya lunatic who has been expanding his nuclear arsenal while President Obama has stood idly by."

Marco Rubio?@marcorubio


I have been warning throughout this campaign that North Korea is run by a lunatic (1/5)




Marco Rubio?@marcorubio


If this test is confirmed, it will be just the latest example of the failed Obama-Clinton foreign policy. (3/5)



8:17 AM - 6 Jan 2016


The Florida senator isnt the only one latching ontoan opportunity tocriticize the Democratic administration. Rubio rival Ted Cruz made similar allegations duringa stump speech inRock Rapids, Iowa earlier onWednesday. He told reporters that the nuclear test proved "the sheer folly ofthe Obama Clinton foreign policy." He later elaborated, adding that former President Bill Clinton was also toblame.
Jeb Bush, sinking inthe polls and desperate forattention, also Tweeted that the test "shows [the] danger ofcontinuing [the] feckless Obama/Clinton foreign policy."


For other presidential candidates, North Koreas actions provide an opportunity albeit an inaccurate one toreiterate old criticisms ofthe Iran nuclear deal.

"Of course North Korea would conduct a nuclear test afterwatching Iran willfully violate an agreement they just made withoutconsequence ofany kind fromthis administration," Carly Fiorina wrote ina Facebook post.

Carly Fiorina?@CarlyFiorina


North Korea is yet another Hillary Clinton foreign policy failure. America cannot lead from behind. https://www.facebook.com/CarlyFiorina/posts/10156993537775206



4:22 PM - 6 Jan 2016


"The problem here is that it a weak response byBarack Obama and Hillary Clinton forthe last seven years," New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told Fox News. "The fact is that weve allowed North Korea, while the presidents been playing footsie withthe Iranians, weve allowed the North Koreans toget further and further downthe nuclear road."

Pinning the blame onthe White House seems especially baffling given the fact that Pyongyangs nuclear tests date back tothe final years ofthe Bush administration. If confirmed, Wednesdays event would be the fourth nuclear test North Korea has conducted. The first occurred in2006, two years beforeObama took office, and long afterthe end ofthe Clinton administration.

Hayes Brown?@HayesBrown


The first N Korean nuke test was under the GW Bush administration but who's counting https://twitter.com/RosieGray/status/684777402623381504



8:14 PM - 6 Jan 2016


Cruzs criticism, inparticular, ofthe Clinton Obama Clinton foreign policy leapfrogs overa fairly crucial eight-year period incontemporary American politics.

It remains unclear how true North Koreas claims really are, butthe test certainly lit a fire underRepublicans eager fora chance toshow offtheir foreign policy bonafides.
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