War with North Korea would be tragic: US military chief

[DonViejo]

Military action on the Korean peninsula would be 'tragic on an unbelievable scale', Pentagon chief James Mattis says.

US defence chief James Mattis delivered a sombre caution on North Korea saying any military attempts to resolve the crisis would be "tragic on an unbelievable scale".

Mattis was speaking on Friday to reporters at the Pentagon, days after North Korea test-fired what analysts say was its longest-range rocket yet.

Despite tough talk from top US officials in recent weeks and the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to the region, Mattis said the best option for North Korea is finding an international solution to effectively apply pressure on Pyongyang.

"As you know, if this goes to a military solution, it is going to be tragic on an unbelievable scale, and so our effort is to work with the UN, work with China, work with Japan, work with South Korea to try to find a way out of this situation," he said.

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[nycbos]

1. When the guy who has the nickname Mad Dog is the sanest...

... guy in the administration you have hit a nrlew low.

[DK504]

2. No Mad Dog.

Tragedy is when you lose your dad too early. Tragedy is when a lady miscarries, a tragedy is a baby being killed.

A war with Korea is something we don't have to do, it is something we can avoid, it is something that would effect the entire world (which ain't in good shape to begin with). A war with Korea would literally erase nations.

Mad Dog needs a dictionary and a plan to keep a World War from occurring.

[MichMary]

3. How would we avoid it

if the Little Fat Kid decides to invade SK, or bomb Japan? Don't we have an obligation to defend both countries?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. Well, under the classical definition....

...a "tragedy" is any situation ending in an unfortunate situation for the protagonist, typically as a result of his or her own flaws or foolish actions.

So yeah, this could be a "tragedy".