Peek: Op-Ed by Tillerson, Mattis a Signal to China Trump’s Willing to Act Militarily on N. Korea

[excerpt VITTERT Secretaries Rex ░░░░░░░░ and James Mattis co ░░░░░░░░ a new opinion piece ░░░░░░░░ the North Korean crisis ░░░░░░░░ it the President s ░░░░░░░░ national security advisers sending ░░░░░░░░ strong message to China ░░░░░░░░ saying the U S ░░░░░░░░ continue to work with ░░░░░░░░ to hold all nations ░░░░░░░░ to their commitments to ░░░░░░░░ North Korea Tillerson and ░░░░░░░░ write in the Wall ░░░░░░░░ Journal The U S ░░░░░░░░ willing to negotiate with ░░░░░░░░ But given the long ░░░░░░░░ of North Korea s ░░░░░░░░ in negotiations and repeated ░░░░░░░░ of international agreements it ░░░░░░░░ incumbent upon the regime ░░░░░░░░ signal its desire in ░░░░░░░░ faith A sincere indication ░░░░░░░░ be the immediate cessation ░░░░░░░░ its provocative threats nuclear ░░░░░░░░ missile launches and other ░░░░░░░░ tests Andrew Peek former ░░░░░░░░ to U S and ░░░░░░░░ commanders in Afghanistan and ░░░░░░░░ former U S army ░░░░░░░░ officer Andrew care to ░░░░░░░░ us a statistical probability ░░░░░░░░ the North Koreans granting ░░░░░░░░ secretaries wishes PEEK Near ░░░░░░░░ In seriousness this really ░░░░░░░░ t meant for the ░░░░░░░░ Koreans it is meant ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese it s ░░░░░░░░ signal to the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ aren t interested in ░░░░░░░░ change but the President ░░░░░░░░ very willing to take ░░░░░░░░ action against North Korea ░░░░░░░░ nuclear and missile program ░░░░░░░░ Very willing or will ░░░░░░░░ it comes to an ░░░░░░░░ necessity PEEK They would ░░░░░░░░ that Chinese believe that ░░░░░░░░ is very willing That ░░░░░░░░ how deterrence works The ░░░░░░░░ willing you look like ░░░░░░░░ are willing to use ░░░░░░░░ force the greater the ░░░░░░░░ actually that you don ░░░░░░░░ have to because the ░░░░░░░░ side starts to tread ░░░░░░░░ little carefully.”