The Pentagon is afraid to give President Donald Trump “too many” options for a preemptive military strike on North Korea because officials believe he might act on one of them.
“Given the staggering costs of a U.S.-led conflict on the Korean Peninsula…the Trump administration’s use of preventive force would be a suicidal reaction to uncertainty.”
—Mira Rapp-Hooper, Yale
That’s according to an article published Friday by the New York Times, which quotes anonymous administration officials as saying the Pentagon “is worried that the White House is moving too hastily toward military action on the Korean Peninsula that could escalate catastrophically.”
“Giving the president too many options, the officials said, could increase the odds that he will act,” the Times reports.
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The Pentagon—not exactly known for hesitating when it comes to drawing up plans for aggressive military action—denied that it has “slow-walked options” to Trump.
Reported tensions between the White House and the Pentagon went public earlier this week after it was revealed that Trump tabled the nomination of Victor Cha—who was chosen to be the U.S. ambassador to South Korea—because he privately disagreed with the president’s aggressive posture toward North Korea.
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