[hibeejim21]

Your end line sounds like a description of Trump and that's where the debate initially started on a total oddball like Trump being well capable of bombing out a chosen target that has been 'kept at bay' during the Obama years or the Clinton years! Indeed, if I remember rightly, Clinton 'bought off' the N Korean leadership in the early 90s under similar circumstances.

Yes I thought that when I was typing it, but for all Trump's bluster we still live in a somewhat civilized democracy where there are sane people talking to and advising him.  Sure he doesn't always listen but even with Trump's finger on the button there is no way the US would strike first against NK.  Trump may well fight back in the event of an attack though.  I have zero faith in relying on Kim Jong-un to stick to his word, nor any faith that he wouldn't be prepared to strike first nor that he is surrounded by anything other than complete yes men puppets, he is the ultimate dictator who has been ruthless with his people and is singularly the most unpredictable world leader we currently have on this planet.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...mp-silence