North Korea Tensions Rise as Trump Tweets "Talking is Not the Answer!"

As reported by Democracy Now!'s morning news headlines:

Defence Secretary James Mattis said Wednesday the U.S. is "never out of diplomatic solutions" in dealing with North Korea—contradicting Donald Trump just minutes after the president tweeted, "The U.S. has been talking to North Korea, and paying them extortion money, for 25 years. Talking is not the answer!" On Thursday, the U.S. flew two nuclear-capable B-1 bombers near the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea, accompanied by South Korean fighter jets. Meanwhile, North Korean state media warned that its test of a new missile fired over Japan this week was a prelude to more military operations directed at the U.S. territory of Guam.

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