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Option. >> so peter, to your point, abundantly clear that they have prepared, at least, a military option should the president choose to go in that direction. >> yeah, thats right, exactly. you cant make this bluff work if it is a bluff unless you are prepared to take, you know, take action. now the question is what would trigger that action? weve already seen several red lines crossed in the six months of this administration. the test, seemingly successful, intercontinental ballistic missile, n...

That it isnt just the north koreans and the u.s. in the area. it is the japanese, it is the russians, it is the chinese, they have all subsubstantial military forces in this region, and thats the fundamental point. once you start this, you dont know how it ends. >> kiir, who never says anything that helps me sleep at night, thank you for spending some time with us. stay close. come back if you hear anything in the next 45 minutes. ken, you dont help me sleep either, but come back. peter, youre s...

The news and may have ratcheted things up even further. >> north korea best not make anymore threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal statement. and as i said, they will be met with fire, fury, and frankly, power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> lets goat our correspondents nbcs kristen welker who is with the president, ken leiny, kiir simmons in london, and peter baker, ...

Talked about fake news, the fact that the polls dont represent what is happening. that he has been the most successful president, particularly in these early days of his administration, more than his predecessors, youre right, the messages discordoned, remember, nicole, he woke up to new polls which showed that his approval rating dipped and dipped among some of his core supporters. so i think this came at a time when he has been consistently pushing back against those narratives throughout the ...