If you’re thinking about doing it, you should be absolutely silent. Say nothing. Say even that, quietly.

If you’re not thinking about doing it, say nothing. Such matters ought not to be discussed in public. On those rare occasions when we conclude we simply must act, the action should come as a bolt from the blue. On all other occasions, silence is far better than promises of inaction or threats of action.

If you’re thinking about doing it, you need to think twice and maybe a third time. With two wars on our plate already and a big recession or a little depression at home, with our dollar floating away on a sea of newly electronically issued dollars, now might not be the time for war with North Korea.

If N. Korea has a warhead on that bird, now, unfortunately, is now.