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Trump; North Korea; The Risk of Mission Creep; 3-28-2017

My last post on North Korea warned against “mission creep” requiring Trump to solve more than the North Korean nuclear weapons program.  Bret…

President Trump; Pat Buchanan: North Korea Again 3-10-17

North Korea is a story that will not go away. Pat Buchanan’s March 10, 2017 column on President Trump’s derision…

Trump; North Korea and Wall Street Journal: All Stick No Carrot; 2-26-2017

So here we are. Again.  The title of the Journal’s editorial of February 24, 2017.carries the message: North Korean Terror…

Trump, Elaine Scarry, Thermonuclear Monarchy, 5-5-2016

 True story. A single young mother was having a party with her druggie boyfriend. No problem. I try not to…

Rubio, Trump: North Korean Hydrogen Bomb? 01-17-2016

In the past few years I have presented as number of posts on North Korea: North Korea’s Nuclear Hatchet: 12-12-12 Remember…

Rubio’s Trillion Dollar Defense Increase,The Middle East and nuclear possibilities

The rational behind Rubio’s  spectacular increase in defense spending, an additional $1 Trillion over the next ten years,  rests on…

Trump: The Wall Street Journal; China and Russia

The Wall Street Journal dreads the idea of a Donald Trump presidency. Maybe even more than the possibility of a Hillary…

North Korea, “THREAT RISING”, 5-11-2015:

Spring is here, no snow to clear, tax season over. I am back.  Very glad to visit with you. A…