Bush = 8 years
Obama = 6 months.
Don't worry. Your Boss will handle things.
All the dick twisting about which President "handled things" and such is a bit ridiculous. Lets face it, there is only so much "soft" we can do, no matter who is president, until it loses effectiveness and we have to start some "hard" approaches. We need China to go along but we also have a military that is stretched thin and may even be over deployed as is.
as HH6 said our "soft" options are just about done. Obama is new and inexperienced so he will (and is) getting pushed hard from all angles. Where he chooses to go from here is anyones guess. Is Obama prepared to make the call to not only intercept the missile but also to hit the launch and production areas for them inside NK borders? Is he ready for a full-scale war? The U.S. military engaged in 3 separate wars at the same time? A butchers bill written in blood? How far will he go, or will he choose to go far at all?
Yes it matters who is in the Oval Office during times such as these, but it also matters what our geo-political, economic situation is as well. These variables def. hinder our freedom of movement concerning events.