re: #593 Dark_Falcon

All right avanti, then I will put this question to you: What shall we do about North Korea? In your answer, please include a “red line” that if crossed by the Norks, would automatically trigger a US military response if you were C-in-C?

First, both Iran and Korea are not threats to the US for several years, and both may have new leadership before that.
A automatic response would follow the rules of all previous POTUS’s dealing with a nuke threat from China or Russia by mutual deterrence. If a attack is launched on the US by the Norks, Russia or China a full nuke response would be automatic.
Let me ask you a question. Do you support a preemptive strike on the Norks well before they are a threat ? If so, what effect on the safety of our troops in South Korea do you anticipate and is it worth a potential second Korean war, perhaps involving the Chinese to react now.