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15. No Joking Matter, Actually

Fri Sep 15, 2017, 05:14 PM

Sep 2017

This has happened for a reason and it is not reassuring - not in the least.

Trump came into office flapping his jaw and North Korea responded. Trump then escalated with his "fire and fury" comments and North Korea has responded with their first hydrogen bomb test, displayed a photo showing a hydrogen warhead sized to fit on top of a rocket and fired 2 long range ICBM missiles over Japan. So much for drawing that line in the sand. But I don't think anybody is surprised at the rapid escalation with North Korea.

The problem is that I don't see any cooler heads that can turn this around and so far only one side is bluffing and bluffing and bluffing. When you get to this point the issue becomes saving face and human ego so how can cooler heads penetrate such a dilemma. Trump is declaring victory saying the sanctions are working but, of course, offers no evidence. That will not be well received in North Korea - they will respond. Then what?

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Pic Of The Moment: It's Almost As If The 3 Previous Presidents Had A Proper Plan To Deal With NK [View all] EarlG Sep 2017 OP

Whenever you threaten a nation with a preemptive military strike... yallerdawg Sep 2017 #1

our japanese oil embargo caused hitler to invade poland? unblock Sep 2017 #2

Hitler invading Poland did not bring us into war. yallerdawg Sep 2017 #4

hitler invading poland is generally considered to be the start of world war ii. unblock Sep 2017 #7

Except when half the world is not active in a war... yallerdawg Sep 2017 #8

i agree about donnie. horrible person to have in charge of lunch, never mind war and peace. unblock Sep 2017 #11

The Asian part of the war started years before that IronLionZion Sep 2017 #21

Unfortunately, correlation does not equal causation. VMA131Marine Sep 2017 #3

This is escalation. yallerdawg Sep 2017 #5

Even on DU, Trump's Foreign Policy Has Its Defenders... TomCADem Sep 2017 #12

+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #20

K&R Gothmog Sep 2017 #6

K & R SunSeeker Sep 2017 #9

Another milestone an ally of the United States set off a Civil Defense alert. gordianot Sep 2017 #10

Great DT photo guys. Corvo Bianco Sep 2017 #13

Great photo........... MyOwnPeace Sep 2017 #16

I don't remember Bush being too wise wryter2000 Sep 2017 #14

No Joking Matter, Actually DallasNE Sep 2017 #15

Well, part of it is their ability and technology to launch them is improving. n/t USALiberal Sep 2017 #17

... Initech Sep 2017 #18

In 1994, Jimmy Carter negotiated an agreement with North Korea for the Clinton administration Rhiannon12866 Sep 2017 #19

But ..when Bush took office NK had 2 nukes. When he left 8 judesedit Sep 2017 #22

The new policy is to Turbineguy Sep 2017 #23