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TexasTowelie

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Sat Sep 2, 2017, 05:48 AM Sep 2017

US Rep. Joe Kennedy criticizes shifting rhetoric from White House on North Korea

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, said the U.S. must address the threat from North Korea by engaging diplomatically with our allies.

"What's critical is the U.S. government is on the same page as our allies," Kennedy said, speaking to reporters Wednesday before an unrelated event in Boston.

There has recently been increasing tension between the U.S. and North Korea, as North Korea has tested missiles and threatened the U.S. territory of Guam. Trump has said he will respond with "fire and fury," but has also talked about using diplomacy.

News reports have tracked changing responses from Trump administration officials on Korea.

Read more: http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/08/rep_joe_kennedy_criticizes_shi.html

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US Rep. Joe Kennedy criticizes shifting rhetoric from White House on North Korea (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2017 OP
North Korea is not threatening our allies, so our allies do not care Not Ruth Sep 2017 #1
I am not sure if you consider SK an ally, or sanctions to be engaging diplomatically Not Ruth Sep 2017 #2
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