DPRK developed nukes in 2006. We’ve been living with nuclear armed North Korea for 12 years.
Let’s be clear:Bolton is advocating for a “preventive” attack on nuclear-armed DPRK
And he knows it.
He doesn’t want his readers to know it.
If he wants to start war to “prevent” DPRK from acquiring nuclear capable ICBM, he should say so. He should not dress it up as necessity.
Some may say that’s fine - and we should follow Israel’s lead.
1) Neither Iraq nor Syria actually had NUCLEAR WEAPONS when Israel attacked.
2) Neither had thousands of artillery tubes ready to rain death down on Jerusalem in retaliation.
Nowhere in his op ed does he bother to mention our South Korean allies.
Let me say that again. He doesn’t MENTION them. Once. At all. Nada. Zilch. With me so far?
This war would be triggered by men lacking strategic thinking, creativity, courage, and self-confidence. Small men, with big hair.
Except we can’t prosecute a war against DPRK without our South Korean allies. And our brave ROK allies - who have shed blood for US in Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq (twice) - don’t want to fight unnecessary wars!
Perhaps Senate understood THEN what we all can see now: Bolton is smart, but lacks wisdom and compassion.
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