In my view, the least bad option is to contain, deter, pressure, and vigorously try to open a genuine diplomatic process.
In addition to 28,500 United States military personnel and thousands of their dependents, there are approximately 100,000 to 500,000 America...
A preventive war without the full support of our Asian allies would do lasting damage to trust in America, not just in Asia, but globally.
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 ...
We hope that bipartisan agreement is possible in order to protect America's military heroes and their families.
We absolutely have to close the loophole in the 90/10 rule.
We talk a lot about accountability to help protect them.
It is critical to fully uphold the existing protections that help stop these abuses.