Donald Trump has shown he will not stand idly by as North Korea flaunt their military power
Strong on Jong
WHO could begrudge Donald Trump a chuckle as he watched Kim Jong-un’s “big show of strength” blow up in his face?
Especially if, as experts claim, the missile test’s failure on Sunday morning was down to a US cyber-attack.
However, the military hardware paraded at the weekend by the comical North Korean despot — who once ordered all male students to copy his dire haircut — is no laughing matter.
Fortunately the US president has shown he isn’t going to follow his predecessor Barack Obama in weakly waiting and hoping the issue will go away.
Trump’s decision to send an “armada” of US warships into Korean waters was a signal of intent to rival the Syrian airfield missile strike and dropping the “mother of all bombs” in Afghanistan.
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Similarly, the president has made it clear to the Chinese — on whom North Korea relies for food and fuel — that any future US trade deal is dependent on the communist giant dealing with Kim’s nuclear ambitions.
These actions are a far cry from Trump’s isolationist presidential campaign and his Twitter feed, but they show a statesman-like approach to North Korea that has been lacking in US foreign policy for far too long.
Like Downing Street, we’re unnerved by talk of pre-emptive strikes on Korean nuclear sites. But if this chatter is meant to press the parties into action, it shouldn’t be feared.
The world will be a safer place if Trump prompts China into finally taking care of the North Korean problem.
Thinking caps
IN the world of the angry Remainer, every post-Brexit snag is an insurmountable crisis.
So they claim capping EU immigration can only spell doom for the UK hospitality industry.
Hooray then for the “barista visas” being considered by Home Secretary Amber Rudd.
These two-year restricted visas would allow young EU citizens to work in UK bars and cafes, but not claim benefits or housing help.
This is the sort of smart, skills-targeted immigration system The Sun has long supported.
We’ve never claimed Brexit will be easy, but for almost every problem there will be a solution — if you’re willing to look.
Hits we’d miss
LINE Of Duty and Broadchurch have proudly followed in the grand tradition of unmissable British TV.
These homegrown dramas easily hold their own against big-budget US rivals.
We’re delighted DS Arnott survived his Line Of Duty cliffhanger – now ITV, please don’t kill off Broadchurch.
