Trump and North Korea

[KeithE]

It may surprise some here, but I think Trump’s retaliatory threats to North Korea are good. And I hope serious backchannel diplomacy is occurring as Maddis has claimed.

I also believe our defenses of Guam (THAAD), Hawaii (GBI), South Korea and Japan (PAC-3), Alaska (GBI), and the Continental US (GBI) are ready. Aegis helps as well in post-boost phase.

[William Thornton]

Mr. ABM weighs in.

[KeithE]

[William Thornton]

Are these no longer called "anti-ballistic missiles"? Curious.

MDA...Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Thanks.

[KeithE]

[William Thornton]

OK. One of these missiles, deployed in Guam or wherever. What is it called.

Just trying to get the lay terminology straight.

[KeithE]

[Sandy]

None of this is new, including North Korea's threats to fire missiles into the water around Guam. What's different is that we've always had a president with the maturity and common sense to read the signals for what they were, and handle them on that basis. Now we don't, and that's a real problem. Thanks, Keith, for the missile defense information. That clarifies a lot of what I've read the past few days.

So here's the United States taking a position that puts millions of people in countries that are supportive allies at risk because our president can't handle a little bit of taunting, and doesn't have an intelligent grasp of the situation. Wonder what Biblical justification his evangelical supporters can come up with for this.

[William Thornton]

This is all very interesting and informative. My question was very pedestrian. It is accurate in a lay sense to call all of the missiles from the various systems, ABM missiles? That's what I read in media, sort of a generic term for such things.

...but you be sure and stay clear of the classified leaks probe. Don't want see you on TV.

[KeithE]

[KeithE]

[Haruo]

Just hope Charlottesville doesn't distract the press from Korea so much that Kim thinks he has to do something really big to regain the attention of the world. He and Trump share so many unpleasant traits.

[JE Pettibone]

[KeithE]

[Sandy]

[Jim]

[KeithE]

[Sandy]

[KeithE]

[Jon Estes]

OFF TOPIC

Sandy - Where in rural western PA do you reside? My wife will be in J'town in a few weeks. I served in the Conemaugh Valley Baptist Association (pre G-Kids). Still have some good friends in that area.

[Sandy]

[Jim]

[Jim]

[Sandy]

[Jim]