With a policy change just revealed today. And protecting the president up and down the east coast, wherever they go. Why this administration poses the largest challenge of the modern era. The 11th hour begins now. Good evening once again from our headquarters here in new york. Day 85 of the Trump Administration. And week 12 of this Young Administration is ending with all eyes squarely on north korea. The secretive nation says it is ready to go to war with the United States if thats what President Trump wants. These are pictures from this mornings military parade. Speaking to the Associated Press there, their vice foreign minister also said President Trumps tweets are making tensions worse. Pyongyang has determined that the Trump Administration is more vicious and more aggressive than the Obama Administration. Officials are trying to determine if north korea is planning a sixth nuclear test any time over the next hours or days, for that matter. The last such test was in september of las
think i have said this before on a variety of topics. the president is not one who is going to go out there and telegraph his response. i think he keeps all options on the table. he keeps his cards close to the vest. the same day that was said, the president said on twitter, quote, north korea is looking for trouble. if china decides to help that would be great. if not, we will solve the problem without them. u.s.a. we re back with ambassador nancy soderberg, goran chang and barry mccaffery. ambassador, is unpredictable a foreign policy? no in particular the syria strike has broad support. no one knows whether there is a plan to back it is up of it s fine to be unpredictable and not show your cards but you have to have a plan. i think that s the question with this president, what goes with these actions, military actions alone don t work. you have to marry force and diplomacy, that s the prescription for success. he has time to do it.
soderberg, goran chang and barry mccaffery. ambassador, is unpredictable a foreign policy? no in particular the syria strike has broad support. no one knows whether there is a plan to back it is up of it s fine to be unpredictable and not show your cards but you have to have a plan. i think that s the question with this president, what goes with these actions, military actions alone don t wo. you have to marry force and diplomacy, that s the prescription for success. he has time to do it. on north korea he asked for options the full range of options i think he needs to have a deliberate discussion of those and a plan. he can keep his cards to his vest, but what s causing some concern among foreign policy experts is is not a lot of assurances there is real strategy that s going with some of these military action. he has time to get them but we want to see a little bit more on the planning side to accompany