My personal vote is that we place about 10,000 conventional missiles and maybe a couple of nuclear missiles in Japan and South Korea that are aimed at almost every military or government location in North Korea... Then we let North Korea do whatever they want to do. (except sell their bombs to other rogue states) And hopefully this will help North Korea understand that they will be utterly destroyed if they bomb the US or our allies.
All of Trump's blustering and the military fly by drills are just silly. I am a big fan of the "walk softly and carry a BIG STICK" concept.
CNN NK Defies Trump (no duh...)
CNN Mattis Promises (really)
CNN Stop Trade with China (yeah right)
CNN Haley at the UN (no more talks, NK can not be trusted)
Thoughts?
All of Trump's blustering and the military fly by drills are just silly. I am a big fan of the "walk softly and carry a BIG STICK" concept.
CNN NK Defies Trump (no duh...)
CNN Mattis Promises (really)
CNN Stop Trade with China (yeah right)
CNN Haley at the UN (no more talks, NK can not be trusted)
Thoughts?
3 comments:
1.) Calm down the rhetoric.
2.) Make sure the Administration is speaking with one consistent voice.
3.) Fortify our alliances with South Korea and Japan. Reassure them that we will come to their defense. Trade worries with South Korea can wait.
4.) Look for avenues of cooperation with China. If they do not use all of their leverage against North Korea, inform them we will help South Korea and Japan strengthen their military capabilities.
5.) Look for leverage with Russia. Cooperation on North Korea should become part of the larger portfolio of issues that could drive reduction or elimination of sanctions.
6.) Recognize that we're in all likelihood going to have to accept a nuclear North Korea, and that it will take a prolonged, disciplined effort to contain and deter them.
It seems we are pretty well aligned, though raising the rhetoric has seemed to get China and Russia engaged for the first time in a long time.
A real threat of a radioactive destroyed North Korea is something they really do not want in their backyard.
I was quite surprised to hear the Russians make what I thought was an eminently good suggestion, that is, to offer North Korea a guaranteed and mutual nonaggression pact. That is, we and other countries in the region promise to leave them alone if they give up the nuclear weapons and the missiles with which to threaten us. If it works, the situation de-escalates and we can all breathe easier. If NK refuses the deal, they expose themselves for all the world to see as threatening aggressors who must be stopped.
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