The first use of nuclear weapons occurred Aug. 6, 1945. This, even if North Korea has neither attacked nor seems about to attack the United States. If so, Graham must think war is coming, because there is no reason to think North Korea’s regime will relinquish weapons it deems essential to its single priority: survival. North Korea, says Trump, is a “situation we will handle” — “we will take care of it.” Does “we” denote deliberative and collaborative action by the legislative and executive branches? It would be interesting to hear the president distinguish a preventive war against North Korea from a war of aggression.

Source: Washington Post December 09, 2017 00:33 UTC