US President Donald Trump’s mixed messages to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are not by chance, the US has a coherent carrot-and-stick plan to try to deal with the issue. But it could risk many lives in South Korea. Photo: Bloomberg
US President Donald Trump’s mixed messages to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are not by chance, the US has a coherent carrot-and-stick plan to try to deal with the issue. But it could risk many lives in South Korea. Photo: Bloomberg
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Don’t be confused by Trump’s mixed messages, US approach to North Korea is coherent ... but scary

While reports surface claiming that Washington is planning a surgical strike on Kim Jong-un’s regime, the US president says he is still open to talks

Denny Roy
Denny Roy

Updated: 9:00pm, 12 Jan, 2018

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US President Donald Trump’s mixed messages to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are not by chance, the US has a coherent carrot-and-stick plan to try to deal with the issue. But it could risk many lives in South Korea. Photo: Bloomberg
US President Donald Trump’s mixed messages to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are not by chance, the US has a coherent carrot-and-stick plan to try to deal with the issue. But it could risk many lives in South Korea. Photo: Bloomberg
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