North Korea Backs Off From Guam Threat

By Douglas V. Gibbs
Author, Speaker, Instructor, Radio Host

The lesson regarding bullies and hotheads: strength and a firm hand usually makes them back down.  In the case of the pudgy dictator in North Korea, and his threat against Guam, Trump did not back down, so Kim Jong Un did.

The North Korean media is reporting that the communist dictator has decided to delay a decision to fire missiles toward Guam, a decision that came hours after a strong warning from Defense Secretary James Mattis.  In short, Mattis promised further escalation by North Korea would mean “game on” from the point of view of the United States.
Kim Jong Un also released a statement about backing off, a statement that followed President Trump's promise of “fire and fury” if North Korea continued to threaten the United States.

“It could escalate into war very quickly,” Mattis said. “…Yes, that’s called war, if they shoot at us.”

A firm reaction by the U.S. to North Korea's threats were echoed by South Korea and Japan, and Japan went so far as to move around their missile defense systems to meet the threat.

We must remember, the very fact that North Korea even has the technology to threaten us in the first place can be traced back to Democrat Presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.

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