Trump says he's open to a "major, major" conflict with N Korea-Reuters Exclusive

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Any direct U.S. military action would run the risk of massive North Korean retaliation and huge casualties in Japan and South Korea and among U.S. forces in both countries.

Trump, asked if he considered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to be rational, said he was operating from the assumption that he is rational. He noted that Kim had taken over his country at an early age.

“He’s 27 years old. His father dies, took over a regime. So say what you want but that is not easy, especially at that age.

“I’m not giving him credit or not giving him credit, I’m just saying that’s a very hard thing to do. As to whether or not he’s rational, I have no opinion on it. I hope he’s rational,” he said.

Trump, sipping a Coke delivered by an aide after the president ordered it by pressing a button on his desk, appeared to rebuff an overture from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who told Reuters a direct phone call with Trump could take place again after their first conversation in early December angered Beijing.

China considers neighboring Taiwan to be a renegade province.

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https://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/trump-says-hes-open-to-major-major-conflict-with-north-korea-reuters-exclusive/

 

calling Pence to clean up aisle in DMZ!!!

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-we-may-terminate-us-south-korea-trade-agreement/2017/04/27/75ad1218-2bad-11e7-a616-d7c8a68c1a66_story.html

 

south Korean Twitter exploding over suggestion trump will get Seoul to pay $1BN for THAAD missile defence system.

 

trump is all over the place...playing chicken with a psychopath isn't a good idea.

 

pass a coke, it's another Friday!!!

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South Korea's defense ministry made it clear Friday that the U.S. should pay the cost of the operation of its advanced missile defense system recently deployed here.

 

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/04/28/0200000000AEN20170428005600315.html

 

probably doesn't even know about the impeachment-no US ambassador in S Korea

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https://www.google.co.jp/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=6&ved=0ahUKEwjW1f_KosjTAhUFupQKHfikDUcQFggfMAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2F2017%2F04%2Fnorth-korea-test-fires-unidentified-missile-seoul-170428214310115.html&usg=AFQjCNEsfVsDDZYeLY5lYuC_-7m5EfmJhA&sig2=aDy7tKV3_FBRsiXlPRaR1w

 

so much for the saber rattling. WH has acknowledged this.

Golf time!!!!

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https://www.google.co.jp/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0ahUKEwiP0_qKps3TAhXIo5QKHQ1PDtAQFggNMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.japantimes.co.jp%2Fnews%2F2017%2F04%2F30%2Fasia-pacific%2Fsouth-korea-says-u-s-reaffirms-will-pay-thaad-costs-joint-drills-wrap%2F&usg=AFQjCNFDWEIKu0s0a1rByraQdvrllBF21g&sig2=CPbp5vTT8qT1rbD5DvU2vQ

 

Mattis is going to get tired of cleaning up after Trump...

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The supreme leaders of the US and NK will face off on a bad-hair contest. The winner gets to press the button that will start the war. 

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17 minutes ago, CaliCat said:

The supreme leaders of the US and NK will face off on a bad-hair contest. The winner gets to press the button that will start the war. 

Ah but Pence's look of resolution . Up with Jared's flak jacket-the cute twink;) 

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I am just replying so you don't feel so alone. 

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5 hours ago, eieio said:

I am just replying so you don't feel so alone. 

 

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Japan has dispatched its biggest warship, in the first such operation since it passed controversial laws expanding the role of its military.

The helicopter carrier Izumo is escorting a US supply vessel within Japanese waters.

The US ship is heading to refuel the naval fleet in the region, including the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier group.

North Korea has threatened to sink the Carl Vinson and a US submarine, amid rising tensions in the region.

It also carried out a failed missile test on Sunday, despite repeated warnings from the US and others to stop its nuclear and missile activity.

• North Korea crisis: Why now?
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• North Korea's missile programme

The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Tokyo says the Izumo is the pride of the Japanese navy, and is by far its biggest ship.

The 249m-long Izumo can carry up to nine helicopters, and resembles US amphibious assault carriers, reported The Japan Times.

Kyodo news agency said it was leaving its base in Yokosuka south of Tokyo to join the US supply ship, and accompany it to waters off Shikoku in western Japan.

Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan is gradually pushing the limits of what its modern and powerful military is allowed to do, and with tensions high on the Korean peninsula, Mr Abe appears keen to try out the new laws for the first time, our correspondent says.

 

BBC news

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9 hours ago, eieio said:

I am just replying so you don't feel so alone.