Turn Down the North Korea Volume, Argues Ron Paul - Washington Wire - WSJ

Turn Down the North Korea Volume, Argues Ron Paul - Washington Wire - WSJ: "But Rep. Ron Paul, the onetime Republican presidential candidate known for his strident libertarian policies, thinks everyone’s overreacting. His main points, released in a statement accompanying a video address:

1) North Korea has a legal right to launch a rocket into space.
2) North Korea isn’t a significant threat to the U.S.
3) The White House has reacted in an “overly bellicose and provocative manner.”

In the video, he adds: “It just seems like this an excuse for the West … to have another massive buildup. … Even if [North Korea] did have a bomb [and used it] … they would be wiped off the face of the earth within minutes.”"