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Trump’s North Korea rhetoric finds vindication

By Tom Rogan
Published August 21, 2017 11:56am ET
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Trump’s North Korea rhetoric finds vindication
United States' annual joint military exercises with South Korea always frustrate North Korea. The war games set to begin Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 may hold more potential to provoke than ever, given Trump's "fire and fury" threats and Pyongyang's as-yet-unpursued plan to launch missiles close to Guam. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File) | Ahn Young-joon

President Trump’s hard line rhetoric on North Korea is working.

Following months of escalating tensions with the U.S., North Korean says it will wait before taking any further action against the U.S. territory.

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