Today’s Editors’ Choice

• Gary Bauer: North Korean Nukes
• Cal Thomas: A Place Where Civility Once Ruled
• Victor Davis Hanson: Fracking Industry Deserves Our Gratitude

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Opinion in Brief

Gary Bauer: “Under multiple U.S. presidents, it has been America’s policy that North Korea not be permitted to develop weapons systems that could threaten the continental United States. The main strategy employed by previous administrations to enforce this policy — economic sanctions — has failed. The result is that the North Koreans have accelerated their progress. President Trump has no good options, and big media cannot wait to blame him for whatever happens. The Washington Post website features a top story with this headline: ‘Trump Has Never Had A Plan For Dealing With North Korea.’ And what exactly was Barack Obama’s brilliant plan? He had eight years to deal with North Korea. Trump has been in office for five months. If a military solution is pursued, it is very likely that both North and South Korea will suffer high casualties. While many leftists insist that is unacceptable, the question remains: What will we do if Kim starts blackmailing his neighbors and us? By the way, the threat is far greater than just one rogue regime in Asia. There is tremendous military cooperation between North Korea and Iran. One weapons expert recently said, ‘In the past, we would see things in North Korea and they would show up in Iran. In some recent years, we’ve seen some small things appear in Iran first and then show up in North Korea.’ Unfortunately, whatever technological advances Pyongyang just achieved, Tehran just achieved them too.”