“I wouldn’t want to be Donald Trump in 2020 and have to say… we couldn’t do anything. “
A former U. S. ambassador to South Korea says Washington has “no good military options” to push back against North Korea other than stronger bilateral cooperation with China.
“We say ‘everything is on the table’ is because basically none of the options are particularly good options,” Christopher Hill said in an interview with John Catsimatidis that aired Sunday on New York’s AM 970.
“There are no good military options. You know, we’ve done a lot on sanctions. It’s the most sanctioned country in the world — that hasn’t worked. We tried to have negotiations with them — that hasn’t worked. But I think what could work is a much better understanding between the U. S. and China,” he maintained.
“There is no question North Korea’s threat is growing, but they’ve been a threat for some 20 years,” he said.
“In the last few years, North Korea’s threat has really grown … now we are seeing them modernize their missile arsenal such that it’s quite likely in the near future … North Korea will have a deliverable nuclear weapon.
