Friday, October 13, 2017

Is President Trump's North Korean Strategy Working?



Austin Bay, Observer: Trump’s North Korea Threat-Theater Is Working

The heated rhetorical exchanges between Washington and Pyongyang have once again fired public interest in Korean war scenarios and the Korean information war.

Obvious truth tends to die in Beltway media darkness, but The Washington Post finally noticed the intent and utility of the Trump administration’s orchestrated information warfare operation, something Observer readers know I began covering in March and emphasized in August and September while mainstream media dismissed Trump as incompetent.

It’s a fair bet that one recent “scenario” article was read with interest by North Korean intelligence analysts, senior military officers with access to global media, and Kim Jong “Rocket Man” Un.

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WNU Editor: It is too early to say if President Trump's strategy on how to deal with North Korea is  working .... but it has certainly started a needed debate on North Korea's nuclear proliferation push, and the role that countries like China have in permitting this to happen. Sadly .... this debate should have been brought forward a decade or two ago .... but better late than never.

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