Loose talk about war with North Korea is irresponsible

Washington Post ^ | December 25, 2017 | John R. Kasich

[C19fan]

With tensions continuing to build between the United States and North Korea, there’s growing talk by politicians and TV pundits that we are on the brink of war. In truth, we shouldn’t be anywhere close.

This increasingly hot war of words — including loose talk about the probability of war — does nothing to bring us closer to where we need to be on North Korea, especially when military options short of war remain on the table. In fact, with millions of lives at stake, waging a war of words is a distraction from the serious task at hand. Any kind of war — especially nuclear war — should not be an option until all other options are exhausted. And, in the case of North Korea, there are several roads not yet taken.

[JimRed]

So discussing probable threats and how to deal with them is now “loose talk”, Governor?

[Robert DeLong]

Best policy is to ignore North Korea and ignore its ear piercing shrieks and threats as it collapses economically.

I disagree. They need to be disarmed of their nuclear weapons.

[Maine Mariner]

Not until I read your post. Wow the son of a mailman
becoming governor of Ohio and running for President.
Not much seems to be impossible in the USA.

[TigersEye]

I don't know where he learned it but that boy of mine
knows all there is to know about loose talk.

[Kickaha]

He’ll need to chalk up some interns first.

[Col Freeper]

Wow, is there anything that John R. Kasich doesn't know?

[Bookshelf]

Howdy Doody is at it again.

[Kickaha]

Don’t forget Ben Sasse. Nebraska had another one too, called Chuck Hagel. He pulled a Jeff Flake when he realized he was sunk if he ran one more time.

[rbg81]

It was sarcasm. Most of the time, I use [/s], but sometimes its so over the top I don’t think its necessary.

Apparently, it is though.

[Robert DeLong]

You never know with some of these people here. I should have asked if it was sarcasm, and almost did. But I did ask if you were serious. 8>)

Glad to know you were not.

[SaveFerris]

I could tell you were joking.....hehehe.....of course, I do similar things.....

[tet68]

military options short of war

Mr. K doesn’t seem to understand that this is
a contradiction in terms...for military personnel
there is no difference.

Thank God, our President is not K.

[Fedora]

John Kasich’s appeasement of nuclear-armed dictators is irresponsible, like everything that comes out of that fool’s mouth.