But we did hear from both the acting president s of south korea and Vice President pence that thaad will deployed as soon as possible. Its already started to come in over recent months and it certainly said it will be operational as soon as possible as it is needed for the defense of thaad. Ewe did pick up on the most interesting thing i thought, that was referring to the the attack on syria, the air base in syria and also that the mother of all bombs that was dropped in afghanistan. Vice president made a direct link from those two to north korea. There have been lots of speculation as to whether or not that was a message. He made that direct link saying north korea will do well not to test his resolve. Thats a strong statement from Vice President pence. It was interesting to hear the Vice President point out that the era of strategic patience is over, pointing out, paula, that strategic patience has been the strategy of past administrations and also seeing the Trump Administration has taken action in other countries, has taken action in syria, has taken action in afghanistan, pointing to those actions to show that the United States means business. Thats right. And this was this was certainly the headline that i took from it. Now, he did say once again yes strategic patience is over as the u. S. Secretary of state had said here in korea where he was here just a matter of weeks ago. He said, again, four options are on the table. Were hearing this more and more from not just pence, but also other Trump Administration officials saying that obviously, the preferred method of sorting at the north korean crisis is peaceful means. We also heard from pence earlier when he was up at the dnc this morning he talked about any gosh ya negotiations as well. They specify that all options are on the table. When Vice President the most powerful country of the world make a connection between the missile attack on syria an air base there and missile attack or obama attack on afghanistan and then its really availed warning, a thinly availed not to push President Trump too far. I think thats something that north korea would have noticed and potentially something theyll have a response to in the next few days. The message is certainly very clear, isnt it. And then that call from Vice President mike pence two regional powers to reunit against north korea as well. Very powerful messages coming out of that short statement there. Yes. He did seem fairly optimistic by what china has been doing at this point. This is what weve heard from other officials, that they believe there may have been some kind of a turning point with china. We heard from the National Security adviser, as well, in an interview with abc this week saying that many in the region, including china, believe that this has come to a head, that this is necessary to be dealt with now and not pushed further, you know, kick the cattle on the road as many claim strategic patience has been claimed. There is a sense that they feel they are getting more from china. They are clear that they need to get more. Pence saying many times that he wants more from the regional powers and its important for those powers to be doing more and then clearly hes meaning china, in that respect. But we are seeing more positive response and reaction towards china that we certainly have seen before that meeting between them and President Trump. In these statements from the acting president of south korea and from Vice President pence, we know that, you know, Vice President pence that the commitment is strong, that it is ironclad. Lets listen here to just a clip here from what we heard of the Vice President of the podium just a moment ago. On behalf of the president of the United States, my message to the people of south korea is this, we are with you 100 . Even in these troubled times, we stand with you for a free and secure future. The United States of america, stand shoulder to shoulder with the republic of korea and the service and vigilants of some 37,500 soldiers airmen and marines on this frontier of freedom stands as a testament to the Enduring Partnership between our people. The alliance between south korea and the United States is the lynch pen of peace and security in the Korean Peninsula and throughout the asia pacific. The United States commitment to south korea is ironclad and immutable. Vice president there, mike pence standing beside the acting president of south korea. Keep in mind, he pointed out may 9th, there will be a change transition happening in south korea, but nonetheless, whoever comes to power, Vice President saying that the relationship between the South Koreans and the United States will not change. Well, thats right. Its an interesting time to actually come to a country when youre just a few weeks away from president ial election. But that really indicates that the u. S. Felt that this could not wait any longer. You have the secretary of state, the defense secretary, now the Vice President coming to a country that effectively has no president , the former president has been impeached and imprisoned at this point on corruption, allegations and an acting president is going to be out of power within a few weeks. Its an interesting time to come and shows that the u. S. Believes that this simply could not wait, one thing that the Vice President did say was he talked with the most urgent and dangerous threat to peace was talking about north korea. And in that sound bite that you just played, it was interesting he mentioned a number of u. S. Military here, 37,000, 500 usually on the korean in south korea, you have 28,000, hes alluding theres an awful lot more military here right now. You have the uss carl vincent which is off the coast somewhere at this point, we know that attack that air tack Carrier Strike group. We understand that these military assets have been beefed up, so hes really specifying that there is a lot more of a u. S. Military presence here, right now, than they usually is. Paula, lets just listen, again, to what the Vice President mike pence had to say about strategic patience being a thing of the past. Lets listen in. For more than two decades the United States and our allies have worked peacefully to dismantle the Nuclear Program and alleviate the suffering of their people. But every step of the way, north korea answered our overtures with willful deception, broken promises and nuclear and missile tests. Over the past 18 months north korea has conducted two unlawful nuclear test in an unprecedented number of ballistic test. Conducting a failed Missile Launch as i traveled here for this visit. The era of strategic patience is over. Very clear message there, paula, a message, perhaps not only for north korea, but also for china. Well, thats right. This is a message that we are hearing time and time again, now, from the Trump Administration, rex tillerson, the secretary of state gave that exact quote just a matter of weeks ago when he was here in south korea. Its a very clear signal that the policy of the Obama Administration has changed, that this strategic patience, which did have many critics towards the end is over, of course, eight years of strategic patients were among probably not that long in the beginning they did try to engage with north korea, but within that time, north korea has increased its nuclear and Missile Program significantly, especially since he took power just five years ago, the intensity of the testing of those programs has been unprecedented in north koreas history. So, certainly, many believed many experts believe that there needed to be a change, attack is certain amount of options you have when youre trying to deal with north korea. This is the message that Trump Administration was trying to hammer home, that there was going to be a change, that Something Different was going to happen. We havent had exact details of what this policy would be, again, saying all options are on the table, which coincidentally is exactly what the Obama Administration had said as well, they are trying to give the impression that something is changing and something is moving forward. All right. With that live report from seoul in south korea, 4 10 in the afternoon. Many thanks to you. For more on the tensions between the u. S. And north korea, were joined now from rome by silivia. Shes a reporter for politico, thank you so much for talking with us. No doubt you had the opportunity to watch that joint statement there with mike pence, the Vice President of the United States and indeed the acts president there in south korea, a very firm stance that were united here. The u. S. Saying, were with you 100 and a clear message to north korea and, indeed, to china, dont test us. Exactly, rosemary. Pence did once show, once again, the u. S. s resolve in this situation with north korea. He wanted to reiterate that the u. S. Is going to back south korea and, of course, there was a subtle message there to china because, of course, china here is key. What weve been seeing in the past few days is also a shift in President Trumps attitude towards china, which in this situation is probably the only way and the only country and the only government that somehow has leeway on north korea because of north koreas economic dependence on china. And so probably a clear shift in the attitudes towards china, at the same time the strong message of u. S. s resolve. Although at this stage, it looks like the u. S. Is trying to find a diplomatic solution, political solution, and not trying to es ska la ka la escalate the tensions too far. I wanted to ask you this, too, we all know, the leader is unpredictable. But theres the fear, too, that u. S. President donald trump is, as well. This is what worries people, theres the brink man ship and for many watching across the globe, they dont know whats going to happen, next. And they are worried that the u. S. Will strike. Right. And as you said, both leaders are unpredictable in different ways. On one side, trump is very vocal. He uses twitter. On the other side kim jongunhes very quiet, we dont know whats in his head but we do know that north korea wants to have little recognition on its nuclear power. Here in europe, i have heard analyst and i have been hearing comments of people that are actually worried about this sudden shift in u. S. Policy because, of course, weve seen the intervention in syria and yemen that didnt go down that well. There are people, especially here that are quite concerned in, you know, this escalation of the u. S. Being very vocal about having to somehow curtail this north korean problem. But at the same time, weve heard South Koreans and the japanese, as well, backing the u. S. In this effort to, you know, force him to stop this nuclear and somehow cut back on its new arsenal. Of course, here, china is key and the only way to find some sort of political solution to this is by having china on the u. S. side and having china collaborate. But at the same time, of course, china also has its own political interest. Well have to see until what point china is going to want to defend the u. S. request and abandon north korea altogether given their long economic ties which i think have been going on since the 1960s. So its a quite tangled situation. It doesnt have an easy solution. And so were going to have to see from here what happens and hopefully President Trump isnt going to go too far. There was a lot of nervousness in the region and, indeed, across the globe. The ball appears to be in chinas court right now. Thank you so much for talking with us, we appreciate it. Great deal happening on the Korean Peninsula. The Vice President reassuring that the u. S. 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They want a recount of 37 of the vote from yesterdays referendum. They point to things like the supreme electoral board announcing that ballots didnt need the official stamp on them to be counted. There are a lot of discrepancies they want looked at. Whatever way you look at it, yesterdays referendum was histor historic. Mark this the day that turkey changed forever. Thousands celebrate a new constitution, preliminary results give this man, president erdogan more power. Regardless of what people voted for, i would like to thank every Single Member of our nation who attended the battle box to indicate their choice. Turkey, in respect of supporting its democracy and respecting peoples choices, turkey will be able to over come all sorts of difficulties, cry sees and issues. And no vote who has led the country for over a decade. Thats why millions of turks young and old descended on the ballots to cast their vote in this narrow referendum. This father of three voted yes, telling me its better me for my country. My childrens future that he has more power. Saying of course she voted yes. Weve benefited greatly by the president s leadership and the bad times would return. With celebration comes sorrow. No come paampaign says they fac intimidation. State media and progovernment outlets slanted coverage in favor and thats what had no voters despairing. Its really sad that we have to do this. 15 years that we saw that radical islam come to power. This father had voted for his daughters future also, telling me its courageous to talk about this democracy is important. Multi party system, separation of powers, checks and balances, thats why i voted no. Security concerns also dominated the lead up to this referendum. Threat of a terror attack loomed large. Security has been tight at polling stations like this one here in instanbul. Hundreds of thousands of members have been deployed across the country to secure the referendum. Polls close without a major incident. With such a narrow victory, theyll and the president calling no voters traders. The question now, can erdogan heel the wounds of this deeply divisive and polarizing referendum. So, george, even though the president last night was declaring victory, it really isnt over until those if those votes are recounted that the Opposition Party go getting a bit of their wind saying they are going to fight this. Lets take a look here at the map that shows who voted yes and who voted no in that country. You see there in the southeast, no, in the central part of the nation, yes, in the predominant vote, the conclusion of this vote ended positively for president erdogan, help our voters understand who voted yes and who voted no. You know, theres a trend here that weve seen also in the United States and the uk where you have a real despairty between those People Living in the city and those People Living in the country side, george. Those people here in instanbul, the three largest cities voted no in this referendum. When you look in the heart land where the president gets a lot of his support because people believe that he speaks to them, he speaks their language. He can relate to them. Thats why hes been so popular there. And that popularity remained. As you can see, on the map, thats where he really swept the area. Theres the kurdish part down in the southeast where the president also suffered and thats because the kurds and the government here have been going at each other. The government cracking down heavily on them. Complaint of discrimination, marginalization. Kurdish politicians have also been arrested since last julys coup attempt. The kurds say they are being repressed. So you do have the real, how you can say, right now, a contentious atmosphere in turkey and the aftermath of this referendum, clearly, not a strong mandate for the president going forward. 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