Chris Murphy actually said...

While we hope for diplomacy with North Korea to be successful, we must recognize that hope alone is not a course of action.

In my opinion, the textbook case for the power of alliances is the U.S.-South Korea Alliance--which will be 71 years strong this year.

This doesn't sound to me like he's going to get rid of his nuclear ambitions anytime soon.

The North's unrelenting pursuit of nuclear weapons, the means to deliver them, and its unmitigated aggression toward South Korea and America...