David Cicilline actually said...

What are we doing outside of sanctions to build trust and reassure the North Koreans that we are committed to peace?

So facing the threat of U.S. sanctions it seems to me we've pushed foreign governments closer to Tehran rather than further away from Tehran...

The administration uses loud rhetoric but there's little substance, I find, behind the tough talk.

When we act alone without consulting our partners, we run the risk of them in turn acting in ways that undercut our goals.