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.
Would she “tolerate it” if trans people got hit? /s
Susan Rice the LIAR who went on all the Sunday shows and LIED about the terrorist attack in Libya where Americans were attacked and FOUR KILLED including the ambassador. This is the puppet girl who LIED and said the attack was caused by a youtube video. Her boss Obama and Hillary Clinton also lied for months about this, including before the United Nations. Everyone knew it was a lie including the DNC MSM media. They even LIED to the faces of the victims’ families. And then they LIED about LYING and called the families LIARS.
And now we are supposed to care what this LIAR said why?!?!
How many mushroom clouds should we tolerate Rice?
Remember back to the leadup to the War in Iraq in 2003, how all the Rats were complaining that North Korea was the bigger threat, and we should be focusing on them, instead of Saddam?
Designated liar for the Obama administration and Hillary Criminal
She sounds like that President that tried to ruin our precious country. Almost succeeded.
Go President Trump. Be a bulldog!
Why would McMaster allow a scumbag like this to keep her security clearance?
She has access to anything she participated in....and no more. The same applies to other former employees.
Funny how she hates gun ownership though...
I could tolerate Paddy Rice being convicted of treason and summarily exec....
I could tolerate Paddy Rice being convicted of treason and summarily exec....
Tell her one is aimed for her house and lets see how tolerant she is.
Some post you might want to look at:
https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Afreerepublic.com+mcmaster+rice+security
“”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.””
HUH? What was Mattis’s statement and WHAT reaction? What did he say and how is the above any different from what Trump has been saying - she praises Mattis and not Trump? I just can’t keep up with all the contradictions...Saw her on FOX tonight with Bret Baier and couldn’t believe she believes she’s the last word on foreign affairs!
She was 25 years old when the Berlin Wall came down and I suppose she was following the status of the cold war we had with the USSR all the years before that. Genius!
“Why would McMaster allow a scumbag like this to keep her security clearance?””
I’ve seen articles that said this is granted to all people who held that position in previous administrations.
How true that is, I don’t know but in this case, it simply stinks!
I can’t “tolerate” this chronic liar and criminal loser not being in a fed prison for the remainder of her worthless, malignant life.
Would Ms. Rice tolerate a homeless man waving his junk in her face? Cause that’s what Kim is doing.
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