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Trump administration’s mixed messages on North Korea

,BBC 12 Aug 17, At a time when nuclear war with North Korea seems a possible – if distant – threat, you’d think everyone would want the US administration to be on the same page.

But in recent weeks, statements from President Trump and his top officials appear to directly contradict each other.

President Trump’s latest outburst – that the US military was “locked and loaded”ready to deal with North Korea – came just hours after his Defence Secretary Jim Mattis attempted to cool tensions by saying that diplomatic efforts were succeeding.

Here are some of the other mixed messages we’ve heard since North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test on 28 July…….http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40903061

August 12, 2017 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general