Immediately following Mr. Rumsfeld’s press conference, Secretary of State Colin Powell appeared to be busy performing damage control, telling allies such as Great Britain and France that the United States did not actually intend to lick them any time soon.
Mr. Rumsfeld, however, came thundering back to the Pentagon podium later in the day, saying, “Hey, why are we letting France off the hook?
"The government of North Korea, who had remained ominously silent for most of the day, later issued a curt, two-word statement in response to Mr. Rumsfeld’s remarks: “Oh, yeah?”
Diplomatic experts interpreted North Korea’s statement to mean that the Pyongyang government was interested in entering into new talks with the U.S. on a broad range of issues.
Andy Borowitz
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Mr. Rumsfeld, however, came thundering back to the Pentagon podium later in the day, saying, “Hey, why are we letting France off the hook?
"The government of North Korea, who had remained ominously silent for most of the day, later issued a curt, two-word statement in response to Mr. Rumsfeld’s remarks: “Oh, yeah?”
Diplomatic experts interpreted North Korea’s statement to mean that the Pyongyang government was interested in entering into new talks with the U.S. on a broad range of issues.
Andy Borowitz
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