a minute agoTillerson: If the army is used against North Korea, I have failed
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today stated that in the event of the use of the military alternative against North Korea, in the event of the depletion of all diplomatic solutions, this would mark his personal failure. “The U.S. will increase the pressure until North Korea engages significantly, in one [...]
“The US will increase the pressure until North Korea is significantly engaged in a dialogue on its criticised nuclear programme”, he explained during a speech in Washington, where he presented the balance of his action at the head of American diplomacy.
“As always in diplomacy, we have a strong military presence from behind. If North Korea makes the wrong choices, we're almost militarily”, guaranteed Rex Tillerson.
This is not the way we want to take. In the State Department, our role is to create an alternative” route, the American Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed.
But he also acknowledged that “is only doing its part on this road through the international pressure campaign against North Korea. Finally, it is up to gennai to decide for his future”.
“If they continue, they risk crossing a limit beyond which we, diplomats, cannot do anything”, Tillerson warned.
If they cross this limit, I will have failed. And I don't want to fail”, he's done.
US President Donald Trump has threatened many times that he will completely destroy North Korea in the event of an attack on the part of Kim Jong Un's regime.
