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You could read that to even open up a justification for preventative war against north korea. >> that is potential justification but the words "totally destroying a nation of 25 million people" that borders on the threat of committing a war crime. >> why does he have to be so provocative all the time? we are talking about annihilating millions of people. >> yeah. >> this is not baby stuff. this is a guy who is leading the atuition is now talking about nuclear war. i cant take it. >> this wasnt a...

I mean, this as you point out is an annual event. its something that triggers the north korean cycle all over again. as if on cue, north korea released a statement on the state run newspaper. heres one small statement. the trumps group declaration of the nuclear exercises against the dprk is a reckless behavior driving it into a nuclear war. if theres any sign of a preventative war, north korea would respond. these statements quite alarming, especially considering the drill is beginning today an...

Thrones. im going to fire everybody. it was really wild. >> do you watch that like everybody else does and just say like what the she can going on? >> youre talking about game of thrones or the white house? there are two scenarios where we would go to war with north korea, they attack guam or some other american interest or our allies or if they tried to keep developing a icbm with a nuclear weapon on top to hit the homeland. we would act. >> thats senator lindsey graham this morning as we fol...

Kris, theyve got every right here to be the most nervous city in the world because seoul, this city with a metro population of 25 million would be the first casualty in any war. there are 10,000 artillery tubes in north korea pointed at this city alone. so they have every right to be nervous. and there is a new reality here, not just that u.s. intelligence assessment which shows them for the first time that they do have a nuclear neighbor to the north, but also the new rhetoric. here in seoul, t...

And even if there was nonnuclear wars, a conventional war in east asia, significant losses of life and also have significant impacts on the world economy. when the stock market ends up falling significantly. that reflects declines in corporate profits there that will mean job layoffs, weak wage growth. those things obviously flow through to ordinary can consumers and workers. >> what are you looking for now as we move forward today? >> well, im first of all im looking to watch, you know, secreta...

This morning, he was asked whether or not these statements mean were heading towards a military option, and he said, he hasnt seen anything that would indicate that this situation has changed dramatically over the passed 24 hours. so is he basically saying that the presidents statement wasnt a red line? >> well, i think what hes saying is that he would like to see a diplomatic solution, but the point is there have been a number of comments from administration officials that are really very diffe...

Exports. after leading that charge, ambassador nikki haley talked even tougher on cnn. >> were prepared to do whatever it takes to defend ourselves and to defend our allies. we have tried the say multiple times that all a options are on the table. >> reporter: among those options, so-called preventative war according to president trumps national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. but at the same tile, the presidents chief diplomat signals a potential opening. >> the best signal that north korea cou...

Is preparing for a preventative war against north korea. there is no good answer after bill clinton tried to bribe them. they use our money to build them because of poor negotiations. i dont see a good option here? >> well, sean, i am sure north korea is watching western media and especially your show, and they need to know something. this is not the obama white house. there is a very different man today as commander in chief and they should not test president trump. >> sean: what do you make of...

It takes to defend ourselves and our allies. we have tried to say multiple times that all options are on the table. >> reporter: among those options, so-called preventative war, according to h.r. mcmaster. but at the same time, the presidents chief diplomat signals a potential opening. >> the best signal that north korea can give us that theyre prepared to talk is to stop these missile launches. >> reporter: that appears to inch back from americas long-held stance that the u.s. would only negoti...

Toward generating some action against north korea. as joe mcmaster said, you know, the comments about whats going on with the military, the potential for using military actions, is still on the table. all of those things are sending a signal. is it enough? yeah, i dont know. this is increasingly complex. we are at an inflection point with north korea. theyve got to be made to stop doing missile testing and nuclear testing without warning anyone. >> whats your take on this, general tatum in terms...