Gen. Tata: Strategic Patience Under Obama Was a ‘Do Nothing Reactive Policy’

‘I think this new administration philosophy doctrine of strategic accountability is going to hold North Korea accountable’

RUSH EXCERPT:
TATA: "Well, you know, Martha, I think this new administration philosophy doctrine of strategic accountability is going to hold North Korea accountable. Strategic patience under the Obama Administration was really a do nothing reactive policy. And so the next move for North Korea is to try to do something within the box that we have now painted them in. And if they get outside that box, they can expect immediate ramifications as Brad just said. So North Korea has been painted into a corner here. A lot of people were concerned that the president was painting himself into a corner where, very deliberately, this administration has leveraged the elements of national power to get both bilaterally with Russia, China and other nations, Japan, South Korea, and with collective security arrangements such as the U.N. to put pressure on North Korea. Now, you know, the ball really is in North Korea’s court. They can back down and take the golden bridge out. That we have offered them. And that’s what I think all of us hope will happen."

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