Escalate nothing. Do you think this little imp would change his goals if we played nice-nice with him? The country has been advancing their nuclear and missile technology over the last several presidential administrations. Trump poking fun at the dough boy isn't going to change a thing.
What are is goals?
What are OUR goals ? Why the **** are we so involved wh the koreas ?
When some Communist dictatorship once invaded a free country to the south, and now has a goal of aiming nuclear missiles at your house, you might want to be involved.
I'm just sayin.
They don't care about the us . If we werent in their face .
NK doesn't want to invade SK. They don't want to invade anyone . Just leave them the **** alone .
But they will eventually try to invade South Korea.A forceful reunification with South Korea has been their stated goal ever since the 1950's. The only thing stopping them from marching in and taking control of S. Korea is our military presence there.
Look at North Korea compared to South Korea: South Korea is a valuable ally, a productive nation, and a trading partner with the world. They manufacture and export all sorts of goods which this world wants or needs.
Meanwhile North Korea spends it's entire GDP on manufacturing weapons of mass destruction, counterfeiting $100 bills, and militarizing its citizens.
Does anyone really think a unified Korea under the leadership of a deranged person who thinks he's a "deity", is going to be a stable, secure, global trading partner? Anyone who truly believes this should have his or her head examined by a brick mason.