With President Trump having been in Hanoi, Vietnam with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un for the past couple days it is necessary to say that the idea of Kim Jong-Un simply stopping his nuclear program because President Trump asks him to is ignorance of the highest degree.
The only reason North Korea is even on the world stage is because of its nuclear program. Without it the Kim dynasty is nothing and would be quickly disposed of by their own people. Besides the word of North Korea is utterly worthless and the Kim dynasty has been running circles around the US since we've opened up talks in the last century. The proper policy of dealing with dictators is strength. Internal reform in any dictatorship is almost unheard of throughout history and the free worlds response to such atrocious countries has been one thing, force. This is how we dealt with Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan, the Soviet Union (proxy warfare) and most recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. The best way to handle North Korea is by increasing our military presence in the region, stronger sanctions by not only the US but also our allies. The US must also pressure NATO to focus not only on Russia and terrorism but also on North Korea and Chinese aggression. The US must also pressure North Korea's master, China and one of their largest trading partner, Iran. The way to deal with the Chinese is through India as India is the only US ally that is in close proximity to China with the capabilities of to deal with the Chinese. However Pakistan is a threat to India and India does not have the military strength nor the infrastructure to fight a two front war. This means it is necessary for the US and NATO to pressure Pakistan (through sanctions and a military presence) to stay out of it. When it comes to Iran, things tend to be more simpler (or as simple as can be when it comes it global politics). In fact the US hardly needs to get involved as a Middle Eastern coalition against Iran is already forming which consists of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt and a few other countries. Iran is undoubtedly much like Iraq in the early 2000s and that being said it is necessary to learn from our mistakes in Iraq to make sure that they don't repeat. This can all be summed up with what John F. Kennedy stated in his inaugural address, "we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty." - Jared Zimmerman
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