Posted on 09/17/2017 3:56:02 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
North Korea's latest ballistic missile test has renewed discussion at the highest levels of the Trump administration about how military force could be used to stop Kim Jong Un's development of nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles.
"For those who have said, and been commenting about a lack of an military option, there is a military option," national security adviser H.R. McMaster told reporters Friday, adding: "Now, it is not what we would prefer to do."
At the same press briefing, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley acknowledged that if sanctions and diplomatic pressure don't work, the UN may not be able to do much more.
"So, having said that, I have no problem with kicking it to (Defense Secretary) Gen. James Mattis because I think he has plenty of options," she said.
Speaking Friday at Joint Base Andrews, the Air Force installation outside Washington, President Donald Trump emphasized the robustness of US military options. "After seeing your capabilities and commitment here today, I am more confident than ever that our options in addressing this threat are both effective and overwhelming," he said.....
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Yawn.
There is a report on another news site that uses twitter links, that the Nork scientists are afraid that their nuke tests could initiate an eruption of a sleeping ‘supervolcano’, which the norks hold sacred, on the China-North Korean border.
If that is true, why not just stand back and watch the firewoks?
When is Trump going to bring home the troops stationed in South Korea ????
Why not use one of our space based rail guns to put a BB through his head at 185,000 MPH?
We had him in out sights during his 1st icbm launch for over an hour.
Talk is cheap.
Decades of appeasement have convinced Kim that we are not serious. His deceit and aggression have continually worked for him. From his perspective, why change the playbook when you’re winning the game?
Talk is just talk. He knows that. He will not respect us or our allies until we make him do that.
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