There has been volumes written on how to handle the North Korean situation……most of which has centered around some sort of military action…..very little on a more sane approach.
Some will ask…..mostly those on the neocon Right, that will ask if that is even possible. The American Conservative offers up a look at a more sane foreign policy.
There are seven postulates that ought to inform U.S. policy regarding North Korea.
First, our objective. Nothing is more important than to be clear about what we are trying to accomplish. Our purpose should be to provide for our own security and that of our allies, especially South Korea and Japan, while avoiding war. Our purpose should not be regime change in Pyongyang or forcing Kim Jong-un to abandon his nuclear weapons program. Both of those may be desirable. Neither is worth a large-scale war.
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Source: Seven Steps to a Saner U.S. Policy Towards North Korea | The American Conservative
I will not, no cannot agree with everything they put forward but it is good to see that the Right still has thinkers….put as quickly as the Trump group is trying to purge any actual conservatives from the party…..how long before these saner voices are silenced?
Any military option is bound to impact heavily on South Korea. My feeling is that Trump would have already acted with some sort of strike, but has been talked out of it because of the implications for the south.
Best wishes, Pete.
He is an idiot. He has no idea how diplomcy works. He is dangerous
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Europe hopes the USA will manage it without a war.