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Doing business with north korea that would be an economic shock. you would see the bond market go crazy, the stock market go down. i dont think thats going to happen. thats bluster. the real issue for me and i think what markets are looking for, sensible markets are saying, is there going to be a coherent diplomatic initiative involving china and the united states and maybe others in order to try to put targeted pressure on north korea to freeze this program. >> many people are skeptical that th...

You want to add to that. >> whats fascinating is the fact that were watching all of this occur and its something dk i heard you talk to some of your guests earlier tonight. they were all talking about the bluster of the north korean leader kim jong-un and the things he said in the statements today. for those who have served on the peninsula, were used to that. thats always gone on not only with kim jong-un but his father and grandfather before that. whats different this time is now theres a litt...

Just the yearly bluster by the grand leader in the north. but this year because theres bluster on both sides, i was doing a little re-reading today, barbara tuchmans "guns of august," whenever you have people doing things like this on both sides, it could bring about unintended consequences. thats what concerns me. >> thats very concerning to many people. colonel warren, what is the china factor here? because president trump tweeted this. the united states is considering, in addition to other op...

Consequences, because the president has taken one line here, and members of his cabinet have taken a different one, there has been the sense of mixed messaging. and some have asked whether that has emboldened kim jong un. john? >> i dont know. the cabinet members are always more subdued than president and n their rhetoric. i actually think the presidents strong language is going to be a boon for him in this negotiation process because north korea might think donald trump just crazy enough to pul...

Dont necessarily deliver or think about how north korea is going to react, you talk about end iing all trading relationshs without the intention or ability to actually do that, the message that sends is theres a lot of bluster and not a lot of delivery, not unlike the way, in a sense, president obama dealt with the syria issue which, of course, became a problem. >> setting red line. >> yep. >> on daca, reporting from all sources, guys, is the president on tuesday is going to give it a six-month ...

North korea only understands one thing, presumably force. but we should point out that steve bannon has even said there is no military solution to all of this. so how much of this talk of fire and fury is bluster and bluffing. >> i think thats one of the reasons steve bannon doesnt work in the white house. as you know, president trump was asked yesterday if he would order an attack on north korea, he responded with "well see" and secretary james mattis said the president had all options at his d...

Bluster, threats from the united states, military, economic, that at some point hes going to have to feel that he has to fulfill, either for his own credibility or to divert from some of his domestic political situations. and as your analyst just pointed out. when it comes to north korea, there is no such thing as a surgical strike, theres no quick or conventional strike you could take on north korea, it would unleash the worst combat, the worst casualties since the end of world war ii. so yes, ...

What theyre doing. theres no question about it. theyre trying to refine their capacity not only to develop a nuclear weapon, but to be able to deliver a nuclear weapon against the u.s. and against the west. its a very dangerous situation. but what we need is to change the calculation and to change the calculation, the united states needs to be a more aggressive leader with our regional partners in this, including china and hopefully also russia. thats the only way i think we can get north korea ...

Engage with north korea in a way thats not just sanctions but something extra as well. >> yeah. because certainly as you pointed out but we dont know the new leader so much, kim jong-un doesnt want to see the end of his regime and the annihilation of his country, so one would hope he has no intention of using these weapons, but he certainly has been, you know, sending signals to japan and guam as well or is that just bluster? >> its not bluster because hes been doing what hes been doing. obvious...

North korea, whether you like necessarily what the president is saying or how he is doing it, it is another matter. but there is no question that he is stepping forward and trying to chart a different path than previous administrations have. in my opinion thats a good thing. >> i think north korea is an example of how his bluster may well be accelerating this situation. so i think there is a difference between international leadership -- >> from where? >> -- and false -- >> from where? weve seen...