Never mention ,”short” , and ,”North Korea”
In the same sentence. You might get shot.
North Korea has set a clock ticking for the end of the year. As Kim warned in his New Year’s Day message even before the Hanoi summit, the United States only had so much time before North Korea’s patience would run out. Saturday’s launches are yet another reminder to Trump about what stands to be lost: this time it was a small missile, but it might not be so small in a matter of weeks or months. There is no surprise that too much was assumed of the Norks and that in principle, coddling or flattering dictators (it cannot be denied this was ta tactically tried) indeed has its limits and is failing. This is the reality here in Asia.