Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170414:15:31:00
I think that the military action this time would be very dangerous, and i believe we still have room for diplomacy, so i think military action, while i would not rule it out, is i think premature, because there's still a possibility for significant diplomatic -- particularly if we can team up with china. the combination -- we've never had this in the past in our diplomacy, but if we can combine with china, between the two of us, we have very powerful both incentives and disincentives to north korea. >> i want to ask you about the idea of a preemptive strike. when you were defense secretary, yo...