Put down the vodka, and read, Sergei. I've given my view on this multiple times including in this thread. And what a BS characterization. I make projections and engage your racket all the time. You've probably made half a million rubles this year just off of me. I may not be the hand that feeds you, but I sure as hell do my part. You can't afford to piss me off.
Like I said, I've already addressed this. I wouldn't make any deals with North Korea, and I wouldn't launch a first strike on them. I also wouldn't get into a dick-measuring contest with Kim. If he wants to sabre-rattle, let him do it, and don't retaliate. If he wants to fire a missile or test a nuclear weapon, that's his prerogative. However, I'd make sure that we are militarily prepared for whatever he decides to do. I'd make sure there is effective missile defenses, and I'd make sure there's a reasonable number of troops and equipment in the area to hold Kim back if NK ever invades. If he actually attacks, then we finish him and his regime off. That would be closest to your Option 1, but it doesn't fit it perfectly, because we can't control whether or not NK attacks. All we can do is make sure they get finished off if they ever do. In the meantime, I'd try to bring diplomatic and economic pressure to encourage political freedom in North Korea.
However, the deal Russia (and therefore you) and China are pitching would easily be the most lopsided deal in the history of American foreign policy. We've never given up so much and gotten so little from anybody. No reason to do that.
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