secretary of state tillerson emphasized a quote, peaceful pressure campaign and no interest in regime change. cia director mike pompeo knocked down the idea that the u.s. is on the cusp of nuclear war over the weekend. joint chiefs of staff chairman general dose ef dunn ford told reporters that diplomatic and economic pressureization comes first with military options to back it up. and here is what h.r. mcmaster told chuck todd on sunday s meet the press. the president was asked are we going to war and he said i think you know the answer to that, we don t. what s the answer? well, the answer to that is that the most effective way to prevent war is it ask to be prepared for it. the president doesn t draw red lines. what he does is he discuss to make sure that we have viable options for him. options that combine diplomatic and economic and military capabilities. we re hearing a tone shift