or president clinton, it wouldn't have risen to that level in a war going on 16 years. that's a lot different from what was the first overt military action against north korea should they get far enough advanced in their missile technology that a preemptive strike is due. that's what we're talking about. the military doesn't care about polls. their job is to present options to the president if he wants to go that route. that's what they're doing and that's what they've always done since the korean war. that's not new. there is nothing new about that. they are the ones last ones who want to press the go button and fire into north korea because everybody knows there are no good results of that. it's going to cause a lot of people to die. it's going to cause south koreans to die. probably american military people to die if they retaliate in any way shape or form. we're all still where we were six months ago. it's just a lot more tense. no one wants the kraens to advance. the kraens are advancing in their technology. . at some point it's going to come together. might not be today, but it's not 50 years in the future.