Tim Kaine actually said...

Diplomacy will also likely only have a chance if it begins without preconditions and moves in stages of confidence-building.

We should not trade away sanctions, deterrence, or readiness just for the privilege of talking with North Korea.

We need to reboot our relationship with Seoul. The United States-Korea alliance, in my view, is the center of gravity in this entire problem...

I suspect that the administration has not fully weighed these options because they are in the mode of maximizing pressure on North Korea in ...