Mattis on North Korea: U.S. Army Should ‘Stand Ready’ if Military Option Needed

Mattis on North Korea: U.S. Army Should ‘Stand Ready’ if Military Option Needed

by Kristina Wong 10 Oct 2017

http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/10/10/mattis-north-korea-u-s-army-stand-ready-military-option-needed/

Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday that the U.S. military should “stand ready” in case a military option is needed on North Korea.

After his keynote speech at the Association of the United States Army conference, Mattis was asked, “what can the U.S. military do to lessen the likelihood of conflict on the Korean Peninsula?”

Mattis said the Trump administration was pursuing a diplomatic effort with North Korea, but the U.S. military can do its part by staying ready.

“Ladies and gentlemen, it is right now a diplomatically-led, economically sanction-buttressed effort to try to turn North Korea off this path,” he said.

“Now, what does the future hold? Neither you nor I can say. So there’s one thing the U.S. Army can do, and that is, you have got to be ready to ensure that we have military options that our president can employ, if needed,” he said.

The U.S. has been pursuing a strategy of “maximum pressure” on North Korea, applying diplomatic and economic pressure multilaterally and unilaterally. It is also increasing pressure on China, North Korea’s closest ally.

Trump has in recent days suggested that talking to North Korea was a “waste of time,” but officials later clarified that he meant at this point in time.

North Korea’s nuclear weapons program has become the most urgent national security issue during the Trump presidency.

This year, North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially reach the U.S. mainland, and the U.S. intelligence community assesses it has the technology to miniaturize a nuclear warhead atop it.

U.S. military leaders say North Korea has all the components but has not demonstrated it can put them all together effectively. North Korea also conducted its sixth nuclear test this year, which it claims was a hydrogen bomb.

Mattis—who has grown close with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson—has taken every opportunity to emphasize that the U.S. approach is diplomatically-led, but maintains the U.S. military has options if necessary.

“We currently are in a diplomatically-led effort, and how many times did you see in the U.N. Security Council vote unanimously, now twice in a row, to impose stronger sanctions on North Korea? And remember, the Security Council has countries like France and Russia, China, the United States—you know who’s on there—and all voted unanimously on this,” he said Monday.

He added, “The international community has spoken, but that means the U.S. Army must stand ready. And so, if you’re ready, that’s your duty at this point in time. And I know the Army will always do its duty.”

Let’s connect the dots:

North Korea

Kim Jong Un is the leader of North Korea, and met with Dennis Rodman in 2013.

Note: Dennis Rodman met with Kim Jong Un in 2013, and was a player for the Chicago Bulls.

Henry Crown and Company is an investor in the Chicago Bulls.

James S. Crown is the president of Henry Crown and Company, a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Lester Crown is the chairman for Henry Crown and Company, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, was a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

James N. Mattis was a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, a director at the Center for a New American Security, and is the secretary at the U.S. Department of Defense for the Donald Trump administration.

Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for a New American Security, and is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and is the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Doctors Without Borders, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank). 

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Doctors Without Borders, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Marsha Garces Williams was a U.S. advisory board member for the Doctors Without Borders, and is an advisory board member for the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education. 

Bill Hornbuckle is an advisory board member for the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education, and the president & COO for the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.

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Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Doctors Without Borders, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and a friend of Henry A. Kissinger.

Henry A. Kissinger is a friend of Michael R. Bloomberg, the founder of Kissinger Associates, Inc., a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

China was a funder for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank).

Rex W. Tillerson was a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank), and is the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Donald Trump administration.

Brent Scowcroft is a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank), a friend of Henry A. Kissinger, and was a vice chairman for Kissinger Associates, Inc.

J. Stapleton Roy was a vice chairman for Kissinger Associates, Inc., a

U.S. ambassador for China, is an executive board member for the United States-China Policy Foundation, a director at the National Committee on United States-China Relations, and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Jessica Tuchman Mathews was the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a director at the American Friends of Bilderberg (think tank), and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).    

Ed Griffin’s interview with Norman Dodd in 1982    

(The investigation into the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace uncovered the plans for population control by involving the United States in war)     

http://www.illuminati-news.com/110106a.htm

Jon M. Huntsman Jr. was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), a U.S. ambassador for China, and a director at the National Committee on United States-China Relations.

Olara A. Otunnu was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank), and is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Madeleine K. Albright is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was a director at the Center for a New American Security.

James N. Mattis was a director at the Center for a New American Security, a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, and is the secretary at the U.S. Department of Defense for the Donald Trump administration.

James S. Crown is the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, the president of Henry Crown and Company, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, is the chairman for Henry Crown and Company, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.   

Henry Crown and Company is an investor in the Chicago Bulls.

Dennis Rodman was a player for the Chicago Bulls, and met with Kim Jong Un in 2013.

Kim Jong Un met with Dennis Rodman in 2013, and is the leader of North Korea.

Meryl Justin Chertoff is a director, Justice and Society Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and married to Michael Chertoff.

Michael Chertoff is married to Meryl Justin Chertoff, the chairman for BAE Systems Inc., and a co-founder & chairman for the Chertoff Group.

Linda P. Hudson was the president & CEO for BAE Systems Inc., a trustee at the Association of the U.S. Army, and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

Chertoff Group was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

Center for a New American Security was a contributor for the United States Institute of Peace.

Rex W. Tillerson is a director at the United States Institute of Peace, the secretary at the U.S. Department of State for the Donald Trump administration, and was a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank).

China was a funder for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (think tank).

Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for a New American Security, and is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

James N. Mattis was a director at the Center for a New American Security, a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, and is the secretary at the U.S. Department of Defense for the Donald Trump administration.

General Dynamics Corporation was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

James S. Crown is a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, the vice chairman for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the president of Henry Crown and Company, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the General Dynamics Corporation, is the chairman for Henry Crown and Company, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.   

Henry Crown and Company is an investor in the Chicago Bulls.

Dennis Rodman was a player for the Chicago Bulls, and met with Kim Jong Un in 2013.

Kim Jong Un met with Dennis Rodman in 2013, and is the leader of North Korea.