N. Korea makes Trump look like a paper tiger
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President Trump warned Tuesday that “all options are on the table” in response to North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japanese territory for the first time.
Just a few weeks ago, Trump supporters were here crowing about how Trump’s blustering of foolish red lines had worked. But now, Kim Jong Un has just stepped over one. I believe Kim’s intent all along was to goad Trump into destroying U.S. credibility so he could paint America as a paper tiger. He succeeded.
Larry Best
It’s obvious that this is a contest of threats between Trump and Kim designed to make either us or them take action first. Kim will keep indirectly threatening through tests and such until we commit to a move against him. At that point, there are countries (China has come out and said this) that will back North Korea simply because we become the actual aggressor.
As long as Trump only makes threats, Kim won’t care. His power is secure.
Matthew Farmer
To have peace, you must back it up with war. North Korea knows exactly what would happen if it really did attack any part of the U.S. or our allies. But they have been playing this game for years hoping to get suckers hooked into their antics.
Greg Hunder
Why does North Korea need any weapons? It has China protecting their back, like Beijing has for decades. Kim is spending everything his country has on something he can never use (nukes). If he did, it would be the end of his country.
Robert Johnson
Nukes are bargaining chips. In Kim’s mind, North Korea was not allowed to sit at the adult table because it didn’t have nukes. The truth is, North Korea is a terrible and sad country with a grown child leading it. It will always be at the kids table with or without nukes.
Eric Montgomery