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FLPanhandle

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3. I'd condemn Trumps approach more but nothing seems to work with North Korea

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Tue Sep 5, 2017, 07:44 AM

Sep 2017

There is a long list of presidents who have tried different approaches with North Korea and they have all failed.

Obama tried sanctions, negotiations, bribes (aid), pressuring China, threats...and North Korea continued working on nuclear weapons and missiles.

Trump is trying outright threats. I doubt that will work either.

It may be that North Korea is so insane they don't see themselves as limiting things down to a military option.

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AP: Trump's options on North Korea going from bad to worse [View all] TomCADem Sep 2017 OP

north korea is pushing the envelop and I don't think it matters what trump has said or done beachbum bob Sep 2017 #1

Business Insider (2016): DONALD TRUMP: Here's how I'd handle that 'madman' in North Korea TomCADem Sep 2017 #4

Not chess, not checkers C_U_L8R Sep 2017 #2

I'd condemn Trumps approach more but nothing seems to work with North Korea FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #3

NK is setting themselves up for destruction from this point beachbum bob Sep 2017 #5

"Nothing seems to work" gratuitous Sep 2017 #6