before, we do remain concerned. our analysts remain concerned that kim jong-un is not hearing the full story, that those around him aren t providing nuance aren t suggesting to him the tenuous nature of this position both internationally and domestdomestically, the bre with china, the connection between the united states and the republic of north korea. we re not at all certain that the leaders around him are sharing that information in a way that is accurate, complete and full. in a recent washington post op-ed, victor shah, recently under consideration to be united states ambassador to south korea, warned of the dangers of a preventive united states military strike against north korea. he cautioned that such a strike would not halt north korea s nuclear weapons program and could spark an uncontrolled conflict in the region that could kill hundreds of thousands of americans.
the full story. that those around him aren t providing nuance or suggesting to him the tenuous nature of his position both internationally and domestically. the breach with china. deep con connections. we re not certain the leaders around them are sharing that information in a way that s accurate, complete and full. in a recent washington post op-ed victor shaw, who was recently under consideration to be united states ambassador to south korea warned of the dangers of a preventive united states military strike against north korea. he cautioned that such a strike would not halt north korea s nuclear weapons program and could spark an uncontrolled conflict in the region that could kill hundreds of thousands of americans. he is not the only one. a number of experts on the area
that kim jong-un is not hearing the full story. that is that those around him aren t providing nuance aren t suggesting the tenuous position, the deep connections between china and the republic of korea, we are not certain that the leaders are sharing that in a way that is accurate, complete and full. in a recent washington post op-ed victor shah, who was recently under consideration on the united states ambassador to south korea warned of the dangers of a preventative united states united states military strike against north korea. he cautioned that would not halt north korea s nuclear weapons program and could spark an uncontrolled conflict in the region that could kill hundreds of thousands of americans. he is not the only one. a number of experts on the area
and would have, let me put it this way, any standing orders to use these weapons would have been issued by as sad and our colleagues in the intelligence community showed in great detail the different individuals in the chain of command who were engaged in the activities of august 21st. a couple things. charlie rose interviewed president assad and said several things. among the things he said is there would be repercussions if there s a united states military strike and that the united states should be fearful of that direct and indirect repercussions. he made a couple veiled references to 9/11. secondly, today the syrians and russians have announced the concept of international supervision and control of or make the of the chemical weapons stockpiles of syria. is that something that the administration would regard as a favorable move or not? and lastly, you ve had the briefings but lost ground in the