Mr. Bolton has to examine the situation as part of a larger gestalt. (I used that word to sound intellectual)
Why should the US be the one to send their soldiers to die and spend their treasure to shut down NKs nuclear program?
NK directly borders on SK, Russia and China. Any of which could roll over NK if sufficiently motivated.
Until they act, sorry not our problem.
“I used that word to sound intellectual)”
The word I wheel out to sound intellectual is ‘zeitgeist’.