Sorry, MHaze,

I suppose what I meant was, what next ? What does the US fleet do once it's got to the 38th Parallel ? What if the South Koreans suggest that they don't want to be nuked ? So the fleet just hangs around and then goes back to Guam ? What does McMaster do if the Syrians use sarin gas again, and the Russians are spread around at all the airbases ?

Trump would, of course, ask, what would one of the Super-Heroes do, Superman, Aquaman, Batman, the Green Lantern, etc. ? [Or am I showing my age ?] It would be so easy, after all, to simply zap Kim Yong-Un. Zap - gone. International politics is really so easy: Biff ! Bam ! Wham ! Duff !

And there's the South China Sea yet. Afghanistan might be more complicated than Batman would think. Interesting times.

Joe

//Your "Phase 2" mention is as cryptic as the petunias' lament.//

Cryptic? Do yourself a favour and read Life, the Universe and Everything. All will become clear.

Toni,

Yes I'm aware that the bowl of petunias is in fact Agrajag and his comment is eventually explained. But it was cryptic at first, just as Loudmouth's comment was indecipherable until he later explained.

Loudmouth,

What's next? Well we'll just have to wait and see. But the US has played it perfectly so far so there's reason for optimism... although I suspect there are some (no names mind you) who are barracking for them to falter.

Many Americans would like to see Trump falter a.s.a.p.

I would like to see sustainable prosperity and peace a.s.a.p.

N.B. We owe our present freedom to the American people.

When was the last time the world was at peace. That is a stupid thing to say. The world will never be at peace while we have religious groups in the world.

'The world will never be at peace while we have religious groups in the world.'
yeah doog maybe we need a few more Stalin's or mao tse tung's or abortion clinics. Try thinking a little.