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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: Free Vulcan on September 21, 2017, 04:12:44 pm

Title: McMaster: Trumps North Korea rhetoric completely appropriate
Post by: Free Vulcan on September 21, 2017, 04:12:44 pm

White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster on Thursday said President Trump's warning that the U.S. might be forced to "totally destroy" North Korea was "completely appropriate," given the threat from Pyongyang.

"The president's rhetoric was completely appropriate because what is even more dangerous is if there's a lack of clarity," McMaster told host Chris Cuomo on CNN's "New Day."

McMaster said Trump maintained a standard set by past presidents during his comments earlier this week at the United Nations. He added that the North Korean threat is more dangerous now due to advances in its nuclear weapons program.

Read more at: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/351706-mcmaster-trumps-north-korea-rhetoric-completely-appropriate

Title: Re: McMaster: Trumps North Korea rhetoric completely appropriate
Post by: anubias on September 21, 2017, 05:13:06 pm

I don't often agree with McMaster, but in this instance I do.