02-25-2018, 07:55 PM
(02-25-2018, 09:58 AM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: I've quoted any number of administration officials who have said this
quite clearly and unequivocally.
What they say is irrelevant. What matters is what they do. And what they've done is stick to the same economic sanctions that failed under Obama and Bush, with no sign of willingness to use military intervention of any sort.
Quote: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."
I'm not saying it wouldn't be. I'm just saying it's likely to happen anyway.
