Invade North Korea

Very helpfully for Trump, some bright military type has revealed that the only way to ensure North Korea's nuclear facilities are destroyed is to invade the country with, presumably, hundreds of thousands of troops. Maybe Trump set it up before he left for Asia, but assuming Kim Jong-un has read the comments of General Vincent Brooks, the North Korean supreme leader will nod his head and say: "There you are, I told you, the US IS determined to invade us." General Brooks, not a household name, put his views to a bunch of South Korean military chiefs. He said invasion was the only real option. Well, this is of course Trump-type language, but it may not have been a suitable moment for this little nugget to slip out into the public domain. Kim and his intelligence apparatus will be listening out for the slightest sign of American plotting against his regime. By all accounts he is already planning a possible 7th nuclear test. The potential for a wrong move is huge. Trump is hoping to have a session with Putin at some point in his Asia trip to ask for his help re North Korea. But I'm not really sure what Putin might have up his sleeve. Putin and Kim are not great buddies. But who knows, perhaps the two men will think of something to stir the pot. Meanwhile, if there are any other General Vincent Brooks types around, could they perhaps keep their thoughts to themselves for the moment!