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After weeks of gritted teeth and tweeted threats, the White House admitted that there are no good military options against Pyongyangand tried to turn up the geopolitical heat instead.
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TIM MAK
04.26.17 8:20 PM ET
Its not a sonic boom or bunker buster Pyongyang should most fear from the Trump administration. Its the sound of cash registers falling silent, and doors to the outside world shutting, as the U.S. works to convince China and other allies to cut off the oil, access to money and perhaps even communication links to the outside world.
That was the word from Trump administration officials Wednesday, explaining a multipronged strategy to defang Kim Jong Uns nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program to lawmakers at the White House and on Capitol Hill. Administration officials made clear that open military confrontation or toppling the Kim regime are the least desirable of all possible optionseven as China appeared to hint that it wouldnt oppose certain American military measures against Pyongyang.
We want to solve this through political or economic measures, a senior administration official told The Daily Beast. There are no good military options. The official said any unilateral strike would likely lead to a North Korean counter-strike on U.S. allies South Korea and Japanboth within artillery or missile range of North Koreaas well as threatening tens of thousands of U.S. troops stationed in the Pacific.
We want to bring Kim Jong-Un to his senses, not to his knees, said Adm. Harry Harris, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command, at a House Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday. He repeated the administration mantra that all options are on the table, but the tone had decidedly shifted from President Donald Trumps earlier provocative tweets.
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HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)Same possible solutions, different President. Wash, Rinse, Repeat
FF45 is working hard to convince everyone he has done something new or "taken a stand", or some shit.