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100 days of Trump: Diplomacy with North Korea would be the real benchmark

Every president before Trump considered a pre-emptive strike against North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade on Saturday

Christine Ahn | FPIF
The Trump administration recently announced an emergency meeting with 100 senators at the White House, where many speculated that Trump would disclose new intelligence to justify U.S. military action against North Korea, or else more sanctions.

Neither would constitute a success in the Trump administration’s first 100 days. What would is calling for diplomacy to avert nuclear war.

Any military action by the United States, however limited, would provoke a conflict that could instantly kill millions on the Korean peninsula — and threaten a regional nuclear war that could draw in Japan, China, and Russia. Every president before Trump considered a pre-emptive

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