Posted on 08/10/2017 4:08:46 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Former national security adviser Susan Rice is arguing that the United States can tolerate North Koreas nuclear weapons, if necessary, adding that President Trump must put an end to reckless rhetoric.
In an op-ed for The New York Times published Thursday, the former Obama administration official said pragmatism is needed to handle North Koreas aggression. She encouraged an approach that includes a pressure campaign on Pyongyang and stresses U.S. antimissile systems.
[W]ar is not necessary to achieve prevention, despite what some in the Trump administration seem to have concluded, Rice wrote.
History shows that we can, if we must, tolerate nuclear weapons in North Korea the same way we tolerated the far greater threat of thousands of Soviet nuclear weapons during the Cold War.
Rice joined other Democrats in slamming the president for comments in which he said North Korea will face fire, fury and frankly power if it continues to threaten the United States. The former national security advisor called Trumps remarks unprecedented and dangerous.
These words risk tipping the Korean Peninsula into war, if the Norths leader, Kim Jong-un, believes them and acts precipitously.
Rice praised Defense Secretary James Mattis, however, for his reaction to Pyongyangs recent aggression, saying his statement made it clear that the United States will retaliate should North Korea use nuclear weapons.
The same red line must apply to any proof that North Korea has transferred nuclear weapons to another state or nonstate actor, she added.
Rices op-ed comes as the Trump administration in recent days has toughened its rhetoric on North Korea, which conducted two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month.
Rational, steady American leadership can avoid a crisis and counter a growing North Korean threat, she said. Its past time that the United States started exercising its power responsibly.
I wonder how well she will “tolerate it” if the first North Korean nuke lands on her house, while she is in it?
Rice is afraid North Korea will spill the beans about all the Free Stuff Obama secretly gave them
This idiot belongs in prison for her crimes, not making statements to the media.
Fat Little Dear Leader is just upset over a Hollywood video he saw; maybe they’ll jail the producer with a swat team
Well, it’s clear to everyone why we have the current problem with FatBoi. Pushovers.
Democrats are damaging themselves worse than they know with all the rhetoric about Trump being over the top and bellicose.
Almost all Americans are behind POTUS on this and his Gallup approval numbers will be 60%+ in ten days.
There is no support or affinity of any kind in the US for Norklandia and most Americans are tired of their sh!t.
Well, except for anti-American Democrat politicians and media.
Affirmative Action Hire! thy name is Susan Rice!
What is her buddy mcmaster saying?
She heard it on a ‘video’ in her lying mind.
Rational, steady American leadership can avoid a crisis and counter a growing North Korean threat, she said. Its past time that the United States started exercising its power responsibly.
Well that is why we are where we are, we have not had leadership in a long while..
Why is she not in jail?
Strategic patience ping!
This was their policy all along. In their delusional ideological ‘logic’, all nations should be ‘equal’ and have the same weapons etc. They believe we are the cause of many if not most problems in the world, and that we have no right to superior military power.
Did Susan unmask Kim?
Who ordered her to say that?
Helluva job as Bambi’s NS advisor, Susie. Kim thanks you for ignoring his mini bomb development since 2013.
Susan Chamberlain
I can’t tolerate Susan Rice. She should be in jail.
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