WHAT NEXT FOR N KOREA?

I realize that secrecy is important for military operations, but, diplomacy should be quite open. A statement by a senior Administration official regarding the safety of Hawaii is really not terribly assuring (ie "trust me everything is safe and under control) especially when there have been no visible actions to support this contention.

I still believe that the best defense for any organization is a good offense. And, there has been no indication that the US is even considering such a move. All of our so called preparations amounted to the deployment of a radar system near Hawaii! Where are the Carriers? What is the status of long range Air Force assets? and What is the status of ground troops in South Korea?

It seems to me that the US should have sufficient numbers of precision guided weapons to provide an early strike at selected North Korean sites (missile launch pads, storage facilites, nuclear development areas, and other high value targets).

Unfortunately, our diplomatic corps is silent, our Administration is waiting to react and not be proactive, and our people are (seem to be) helpless to really discount/disarm this third rate dictatorship. Who next wants to embarrass the US?