08-13-2017, 05:18 PM
(08-13-2017, 12:24 PM)Cynic Hero Wrote: Boomers are trying to keep "strategic patience" as the US policy toward North Korea. They refuse to allow a US first strike against the north because of their narcissistic obsession with opposing the "military-industrial complex".
Which Boomers? The Boomer left, maybe.
Trump is concerned about political support and the potential for irrational escalation on Kim's part. The military folks are concerned that the Navy is in such sad shape from years of neglect under the sequester that it may not be able to perform a major strike mission.