Amerish Bera actually said...

"I would want to make sure that the people in South Korea know that, as one of our close allies in the region, we do stand with them in this and the right to defend themselves."

"What we need to do this in partnership is we are increasingly showing North Korea there really is only one path forward, that is de-escalation, denuclearization and becoming a more conventional nation..."

"I am not going to take that seriously, other than maybe they are watching some DVDs from Hollywood as well that are getting smuggled in."

"We can continue to further isolate North Korea, but we have also seen when we do that isolation how the Kim regime responds in provocative manners."