Could Sarah Palin Offer a Radical Solution to North Korea?

North Korea now has missiles capable of reaching Alaska. Their promises to arm them with nuclear weapons ought to chill every American.

Democrats spent more time waging war against those trying to open Alaska's resources than discussing national security. Now that President Bush is gone, North Korea has no fear of America.

Here's a radical idea. In the absence of a presidential concern over US security, perhaps a governor in an emergency can step up.

Assuming that the Alaska Air National Guard has the capability, it ought to adopt its own contingency plan. Should North Korea continue to menace the United States, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin should adopt a plan to take control of the Alaska National Guard and launch attacks on North Korean facilities.

Sounds very extreme, but who ever anticipated a president who would dither in the face of such a threat. I am not advocating an attack now, but simply for Governor Palin to plan for the possibility that an emergency could happen and Obama not respond.

Constitutionally Governor Palin could face no federal punishment as far as I know for this sort of action. She does, however, have the obligation to defend lives and property.

After all if several oil wells are a threat to Alaska's fragile ecosystem, imagine an atomic bomb.