National Security Advisor H. R. McMaster says the country should be ‘prepared’ for military operations in North Korea
McMaster said the US should be ready if military operations are ‘necessary’
He said the president was determined to join forces with allies to confront North Korea together
President Trump said we ‘cannot let’ the current North Korean regime carry on
He described Kim Jong Un as a ‘pretty smart cookie’ in an interview on Sunday
By JENNIFER SMITH
DAILYMAIL.COM
30 April 2017
National Security Advisor Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster has said the country should be ‘prepared’ for military operations in North Korea.
While President Trump is hesitant to share ‘all our moves’, McMaster told Fox News on Sunday of his hopes that the US will join forces with other countries to thwart any plans Kim Jong Un has for nuclear weapons.
‘We have to do something with our partners in the region and globally and that involves enforcement of the UN sanctions that are in place.
‘It may mean ratcheting up those sanctions even further and it also means being prepared for military operations if necessary,’ McMaster said.
He reiterated that the US must be supported by its international allies if it is going to make any meaningful strides, adding: ‘It’s important for all of us to confront this regime… None of us can accept a North Korea with a nuclear weapon.’
McMaster praised President Trump for his ‘masterful’ handling of his relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
President Trump also spoke on the increasingly fraught relations between the two countries on Sunday.
In a wide ranging interview for Face The Nation on CBS, he said he had not yet decided on whether the US would launch military action against Kim Jong Un, but said he didn’t want to give away ‘all our moves’ anyway.
‘It is a chess game. I just don’t want people to know what my thinking is,’ Trump said.
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