MOON ECLIPSES TRUMP: South Korean president Moon Jae-in is promising his people there will be no war with the North. In a nationally televised news conference marking his first 100 days in office, Moon said, “I can confidently say there will not be war again on the Korean Peninsula.” While Moon again suggested he’s willing to negotiate with Pyongyang, the South Korean president warned that unless Kim Jong Un stops nuclear missile tests, he will pay an even higher price, economically. “If North Korea launches another provocation, it will face even stronger sanctions and it will not be able to survive them,” Moon said. “I would like to warn North Korea to end its dangerous gamble.”

Moon’s statement essentially ruling out military force undercuts the “fire and fury” threats from President Trump because under the current U.S.-Republic of Korea treaty, any unilateral military action has to be approved by both presidents, and Moon is clearly not on board with a second Korean war.