North Korea conducted a more powerful nuclear test overnight, and they claimed that the test had been a success. Predictably, the president responded with a series of ill-advised tweets. This was the worst of the bunch:
South Korea is finding, as I have told them, that their talk of appeasement with North Korea will not work, they only understand one thing!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2017
South Korea is finding that it is saddled with an irresponsible ally that indulges in a lot of provocative bluster. The latest nuclear and missile tests have not followed a period of diplomatic engagement, but have come on the heels of and in response to Trump’s own reckless threats. Incendiary rhetoric has not intimidated North Korea at all, nor was it likely to. Trump’s apparent rejection of a diplomatic resolution to the problem puts the U.S. and our regional allies in a serious bind.
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