Think of how much a war on the Korean peninsula would change the political landscape, both national and international.
Might this be a more elaborate "Gulf of Tonkin" scenario?
I'm not sure, but I know we'll find out soon enough.
With Hillary as President?
Yes, we would be manipulated, and the conflict manipulated. She DID THIS already with her fake-news, post-impeachment escalation of the Yugoslavian-Muslim “war” encouraged by her ABCNNBCBS press corpse.
But Trump is not Hillary. We are not being manipulated by Trump - In fact, if anything, BECAUSE the national press corpse REFUSES to give him any credit, and BECAUSE they (in their minds) CANNOT even permit him any victory at all under ANY circumstances so minor as his wife’s “dresses” in public, the opposite is occurring.
He is being prevented from taking effective action by the press simple-minded refusal to create the atmosphere he needs to act within!
On the contrary, U.S. has avoiding this problem for a long time. This is not a war which can be managed. This is not the war military/industrial complex wants. It is not a low risk war which can go on for many years, and make them rich. Deep State would rather focus on Syria and Afghanistan. They are their kind of war. They have been playing down N. Korean problem for more than a couple of decades. It is not their kind of war. They thought they were making so much money in China that they made sure nothing interfered their rally.
Deep State may be evil, but also vain, selfish, and more stupid than you think.
Not every war originates from U.S.. You cannot avoid all international conflicts just by walking away. They will find you eventually.