Your friendly reminder of potential consequences of starting a preemptive war with North Korea. (Now updated with some East Coast targets.)pic.twitter.com/wJ08sP4Te3
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Dr. Wellerstein, how likely do you think it is that Trump will launch a preemptive strike on NK? Does he really have the will for it, or is his tough talk (like much else of his behavior) just hot air and puffing himself up?
I think it will entirely depend on the people who surround him. I think some of them (notably Mattis) know full well this is not a good idea and would not advocate for i. I think others of them do not.
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("advocate for it". The "t" key on my keyboard has been acting up lately.) Which brings up all sorts of questions about who is really in charge, how a decision like this would be made, what Mattis would do in the face of others, etc. I do not know the answers here.
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A colleague who had Thanksgiving with a long-time State Department employee reported to me that said employee related that "it feels just like the run-up to the Iraq War in State" as of late. For whatever that is worth.
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