and it won t help them solve the problem with north korea. it won t improve our hand, it won t help to unravel this standoff. adam, the president said if new sanctions don t work, he may have to move to phase two, which would be unfortunate for the world. is this ominous tone part of his north korea strategy? yes, it is. they re deliberately trying to cultivate the sense of a crisis to manufacture a crisis in which north korea would lose its resolve, you know, lose its backbone and surrender and come to the table. that is clearly not going to happen. there s been a year and more now of maximum pressure. and it has not succeeded in altering north koreans calculus one inch. these kind of careless nuclear threats, these insults have accumulatiined over the last si months all through the winter. and when tests start again in the spring and joint military
serious conversations with senior officials here in north korea. here in south korea, including the south korean president moon jae-in. because there is no u.s. ambassador to south korea more than a year into the trump presidency, you have the first daughter serving in her role as senior adviser to the president, briefing the south koreans on these highly sensitive issues. a critical time when you have president trump saying things like he did on friday, that if these sanctions don t work, the united states is prepared to move into phase two, which a lot of people interpret as a military first strike to stop north korea from finalizing the nuclear program. that s something that needs to be communicated at the very highest levels. of course she ll be at the closing ceremonies tomorrow, potentially sitting right next to north koreans in the vip box just like vice president pence. we ll see if there s a nod, eye contact, anything different, from how it was handled with the vice presiden
prohibit illicit transfers on the high seaings. they go to high seas. they go to places they think no one s watching and sell coal and things to countries like russia. they sell the materials and don t disclose that they re from north korea. now all eyes will be on the ships, and that any companies no matter what country they re from, if they re caught doing business with north korea, they will be sanctioned. their banks and financial institutions could be sanctioned. an economic war that the united states is unleashing all of its economic firepower trying to stop north korea before they develop this first-strike nuclear capability. some chilling words coming out from the president of the united states. if the sanctions don t work, we ll have to go phase two. it may be very, very unfortunate for the world. hopefully the sanctions will work we have tremendous support around the world for what we re doing. it really is a rogue nation. if we can make a deal, it will be a great thing.
and for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don t use if you re allergic to otezla. otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. tell your doctor if these occur. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. other side effects include upper respiratory tract infection and headache. tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you re pregnant or planning to be. otezla. show more of you. we have to see. if the sanctions don t work, we have to go phase ii. phase ii may be a very rough thing. may be very, very unfortunate to the world. but hopefully the sanctions we have
followed it up with this. we will have to see if the sanctions don t work, we will have to go to phase two and phase two will be a rough thing, maybe very unfortunate for the world. leland: are these really the toughest sanctions ever or is there more wiggle room that the white house has? the list was extensive, so it s a welcome step, it s another step in the international pressure on north korea. yet the u.s. is still pulling its punches particularly against chinese banks and businesses that are aiding the north korean missile and nuclear programs. leland: why do you think they are pulling their punches, you are hearing from the administration that we are being so tough, yet sending a different message? it s puzzling. you know, it s not maximum pressure if you re holding back on the chinese facilitators,