New York Times: White House Wants Pentagon to Offer More Options on North Korea
WASHINGTON — The White House has grown frustrated in recent weeks by what it considers the Pentagon’s reluctance to provide President Trump with options for a military strike against North Korea, according to officials, the latest sign of a deepening split in the administration over how to confront the nuclear-armed regime of Kim Jong-un.
The national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, believes that for Mr. Trump’s warnings to North Korea to be credible, the United States must have well-developed military plans, according to those officials.
But the Pentagon, they say, is worried that the White House is moving too hastily toward military action on the Korean Peninsula that could escalate catastrophically. Giving the president too many options, the officials said, could increase the odds that he will act.
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WNU Editor: The crux of the problem is that all current military options will result in a massive war .... a war that has very little support from the American people .... and even less from our allies.
Update: Henry Kissinger weighs in .... Kissinger: 'Temptation to Deal' with North Korea 'with a Pre-emptive Attack is Strong' (PJ Media)
1 comment:
Or Kims hand is called and retaliation is designed for domestic consumption and Seth Korea and the u.s eat whatever is,served up.
His nuke programme will be in tatters and the u.s has bought a decade.
Kim is developing nukes, how much time do people think trump has, history has shown that even if Kim isn't prepared to use his weaponry he sure as hell does not have a problem with selling it.
Mcmasters is right, 3 months and we have to make it clear we are not kidding .
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