US STRIKE ON NORTH KOREA IF THEY DO A NUCLEAR TEST (CNBC)
“The U.S. is prepared to launch a preemptive strike with
conventional weapons against North Korea should officials become convinced that
North Korea is about to follow through with a nuclear weapons test, multiple
senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.” Story at…
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/13/u-s-may-launch-strike-if-north-korea-reaches-for-nuclear-trigger.html
My cmt: Insanity! What would N. Korea do afterward? They
would attack South Korea in a “surprise” ground assault similar to the one that
started the Korean War in 1950. The US would have to augment ground forces -
Deja-vu, all over again. We were at war 3-years in the 50’s and settled for a
stalemate. Conventional warfare is
expensive – in logistics, equipment and, most importantly, lives. Looks like
Trump is planning for regime change and nation-building in North Korea. It’s worked so well in Iraq and Syria, why
not?
