Claudia Rosett on Kim Jong Un: The Only Real Solution Is His Regime Has to Go

CHILDERS: "Breaking on the North Korea crisis with Russia warning against further sanctions on the rogue nation as China calls on the U.S. And North Korea to calm the angry rhetoric. After Kim Jong un delayed for now a proposed attack on the U.S. Territory of Guam. President Trump tweeting today, Kim Jong un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision. The alternative would have been both catastrophic and unacceptable. Joining us now, Claudia for the women’s advocate formula. I’ll ask you to begin with did the United States do the right thing and threatening North Korea?" 
ROSETT: "Oh, yes, definitely. Doomsday for now has been canceled. I hope it’s genuinely scared Kim Jong un. This was very unlikely that North Korea was going to strike at Guam, kibuye couldn’t rule it out. We needed to do something." 
CHILDERS: "Was at the strong rhetoric of President Trump or where the sanctions imposed from China that made the difference with North Korea?" 
ROSETT: "Ed might have been neither. It was important that President Trump responded by saying we will use military force if you strike us. The sanctions might be helping, but I think what we really have seen is that Kim Jong un has shown a dialed up doomsday and it’s a sigh of relief that it’s been canceled, but remember, last month, North Korea tested to intercontinental ballistic missiles, that’s what it’s now got and its arsenal. We are also focused on they backed off on Guam, that threat didn’t exist until a week before before. That’s North Korea’s classic shakedown racket and we should expect more crises to come. 
CHILDERS: "The differences, this is a different administration and they are clearly being much more forceful, so if they do follow through eventually and launch another missile towards Guam?" 
ROSETT: "They haven’t actually launched one right now, but if they test another one of these missiles, there’s been an argument for some time that we should just shoot these missiles on launch, that we should shoot them down, do something to stop them. I think there’s a great deal to be said for that. We have got to do more in the end than words. I don’t have any great faith in the sanctions. China is making a great display of how it’s now enforcing sanctions, China has signed on everything since 2006. The problem is, these tend to a road. So something needs to convince Kim Jong un that this won’t stand. He can’t be Dr. Doomsday, that’s too dangerous for us, for the world. The only real solution is his regime has to go."