02-25-2018, 09:58 AM
(02-25-2018, 02:21 AM)Warren Dew Wrote: > "Numerous administration officials have made it clear that North
> Korea will not be permitted to have a nuclear weapon"
> Numerous administration officials have said that, but they haven't
> at all made it clear. To me, their statements sounds mostly like
> empty posturing.
> So will China agree to enforcement of sanctions through a blockade
> by accepting a Security Council resolution authorizing that? If
> that happens, I may have to admit that Nikki Haley is competent
> after all.
I've quoted any number of administration officials who have said this
quite clearly and unequivocally. Here's one quote from John Kelly:
John Kelly Wrote:> This is one of those things that landed on this president's lap
> [when he took office]. It's been in the process for 25 years.
> We've kicked the can down the road. The problem at this point in
> time is there's no road left. We have to deal with this guy. He
> cannot have a deliverable atomic weapon that can reach the United
> States reliably. It just cannot be. Obviously the president
> would much prefer to do this in alliance with every other nation
> of good will to convince this guy that it is not in his interest.
> But I believe we're out of road.
** 18-Jan-18 World View -- North Korea's Olympics publicity stunt gains widespread media adoration
** http://www.generationaldynamics.com/pg/x...tm#e180118
And there have been many other quotes in the last year, such as
Trump's fire and fury tweets.
The logic of this situation is irresistible. We all remember how
Obama was ridiculed after refusing to make good on his "red line"
threat after al-Assad used Sarin gas, and how Trump finally made good
on Obama's threat.
If the Trump administration now does the same thing, and sits back and
lets NK develop a nuclear missile capability, it will be an act of
appeasement of historic implications, even greater than "Peace in our
time."
China will NOT support a total blockade under any circumstances.
China will NOT support a "bloody nose" attack. They will tolerate it
if they've been warned, but after it's over, the Chinese people will
be furious at the US, and it won't be long before some other
regeneracy event occurs, possibly in the South China Sea.