James B. Steinberg: “America thrives best when all those around the world who share our dreams and our values have an opportunity to seek the…”

We are committed to do what is necessary to protect the American people and to honor our commitment to our treaty allies.

I think the most significant feature is the quite strong consensus in the international community to not look for half-measures, not to look for ways to let him stay or try to begin to cut back on our basic demands for what needs to happen.

I think there is an opportunity here for us to shape this, to engage with the constructive elements that are there that want to be associated, that want to embrace the values that were in the Transnational National Council's statement.

But North Korea greeted the open hand of the new administration with preparations to launch a ballistic missile.