The Post also failed to mention that the Obama administration tried to downplay and discredit this report at the time. Obama officials tried to downplay the DIA assessment to prevent it from being used to force the president to employ a more assertive North Korea policy. Obama officials tried to downplay the DIA assessment to prevent it from being used to force the president to employ a more assertive North Korea policy. That’s probably because it was an authorized disclosure of classified information to advance President Trump’s North Korea strategy. As I wrote in an August 7 Fox News Opinion article, this may be China’s last chance to prevent a military conflict with North Korea.

Source: Fox News August 09, 2017 20:36 UTC