Edward Markey actually said...

North Korea is a significant and pressing threat, and we need to get them to denuclearize.

Do you want him to accept this analogy? And do you feel that you should be continuing to use it as an analogy?

Well, where did it get us? We are not going to the table. We are walking away from the table.

Diplomacy is not simply sharing your position and demanding that the other party accept it.