Posted on 03/01/2017 3:52:58 PM PST by blam
An internal White House strategy review on North Korean options includes the possibility of both military force and regime change to counter the country’s nuclear-weapons threat, the WSJ reports, a prospect that has some U.S. allies in the region on edge. The review comes amid recent events have strained regional stability including last month's launch by North Korea of a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, and the assassination of the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Malaysia.
The WSJ adds that U.S. officials have underscored the possible military dimensions of their emerging strategy in recent discussions with allies, suggesting that the planning is at an advanced stage.
President Trump has taken steps to reassure allies that he won’t abandon agreements that have underpinned decades of U.S. policy on Asia, his pledge that Pyongyang would be stopped from ever testing an intercontinental ballistic missile—coupled with the two-week-old strategy review—has some leaders bracing for a shift in American policy. During Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s two-day summit in February with Mr. Trump, U.S. officials on several occasions stated that all options were under consideration to deal with North Korea, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
It was clear to the Japanese side that those options encompassed a U.S. military strike on North Korea, possibly if Pyongyang appeared ready to test an ICBM. The Japanese side found that scenario “worrisome,” he said.
The proposal emerged roughly two weeks ago, when Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland convened a meeting with national-security officials across the government and asked them for proposals on North Korea, including ideas that one official described as well outside the mainstream.
The request was for all options, ranging from U.S. recognition of North Korea as a nuclear state to military
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Bad idea. China on the North side and S Korea on the South can manage for now.
We need to let them keep this regional as long as possible.
Blatantly Fake News
I’ve ####ing had it. #### Kim and #### NK.
It would be BETTER for the people for him to die.
Many here with some experience on the subject say they CAN and WILL develop a nuke that can reach anywhere in the US given time.
Let’s not wait.
It’s an old score. Time to settle it.
[internal White House strategy review]
ANOTHER leak. MCCAIN? LINDSEY?
We just need to make sure nothing, except commercial airliners, gets more than 100 feet off of the ground of North Korea without being burned to a crisp.
Duh! We “explore plans” to attack all potential enemies. It would be negligent not to do so.
The Pentagon should always have plans ready—lets hope we do not need them. This should be China’s Mess—not ours. But maybe we should get our ship back the USS Pueblo.
BETTER TARGET
Send in Team America.
Rule of thumb, if the media is reporting a negative story on Trump (when are they ever positive ?), it’s a lie until proven otherwise.
Consider the sources.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/3516742/posts?page=11#11
Thanks to: fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
No Russian in charge since they’ve had the nuke was as NUTS as this korean guy, and that’s saying something!
He might believe he really is a deity and send one over.
I THINK he likes women, food, drink and movies too much to seal his fate, but one never knows.
“Blatantly Fake News”
Yep. Anything that mentions “reports” or “proposals” or “inside sources” - garbage.
They are desperate, but they simply won’t (or can’t) give up.
meh
There are contingency plans always in the works and being revised for a lot more unlikely scenarios than NK. Imagine the second-guessing (of a Repub Prez) if something bad happened and it was discovered theew were no contingencies?
But it is true that the CFR gang like McFarland and McMaster have some McCain-like war lust in their hearts.
Agree, this "story" comes from the same WSJ that said the CIA was intentionally withholding intelligence from Trump. Which also turned out to be fake news.
I agree. Look what happened when we hung Saddam. The country is infinitely worse off and thousands of our sons died and we spent a Trillion bucks!
an ICBM with a nuke makes it non-regional....
This is a lot of BS..there has always been a plan for military force against Korea...just like there is always a plan for Iran...this is just more “fake news” created from some factual items.
But always remember....and every President has said it....Nothing is off the table.
Now remember the article said “EXPLORING” that doesn’t mean that President Trump is going to start dropping bombs at midnight tonight...
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