CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JANUARY 5, 2018
THE CALM OF CHRISTMAS IS OVER AND WE ARE BACK TO A VERBAL FEUD BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP AND NORTH KOREAN DICTATOR KIM JONG-UN.
KIM TWEETED THIS WEEK THAT “THE NUCLEAR BUTTON” IS ON HIS DESK. IN RESPONSE, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HIS BUTTON AND THE ARSENAL OF WEAPONS HE HAS ARE BIGGER AND MORE DESTRUCTIOVE THAN KIM’S. WHAT IS THIS MALE GAME ABOUT SIZE?
THE WORLD IS SHOCKED AT ALL THIS, BUT MAYBE IT IS PRODUCING SOME RESULTS, ALBEIT SMALL ONES. NORTH KOREA HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL RE-OPEN A LONG CLOSED HOTLINE WITH THE SOUTH. BOTH SIDES WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING OLYMPIC GAMES IN SOUTH KOREA WITH ATHLETES FROM THE NORTH PARTICIPATING.
THE OFTEN FECKLESS UN HAS WARNED PYONGYANG MAY SOON LAUNCH ANOTHER MISSILE TEST, WHICH PROMPTED THE U.S. AMBASSADOR NIKKI HALEY TO TELL REPORTERS SHE HAS HEARD THE SAME THING.
WHERE IS THIS LEADING? IS IT JUST BLUSTER, OR SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS? THE PROBLEM WITH RHETORICAL FIREPOWER IS THAT IT CAN QUICKLY TURN INTO THE REAL THING, PARTICULARLY IF KIM FEELS HIS LEADERSHIP IS THREATENED AND THAT HE MUST DO SOMETHING TO PROVE HE IS STRONG AND IN CONTROL.
IN DECEMBER I FINISHED READING REVELATION. READ IT AGAIN FOR YOURSELF AND DECIDE WHETHER IT MEANS A NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST IS IN THE WORLD’S FUTURE. I’M CAL THOMAS IN WASHINGTON.
