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Clinton: Trump’s War of Words with N Korea Dangerous

Clinton: Trump’s War of Words with N Korea Dangerous
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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton slammed President Donald Trump's "dangerous and short-sighted" war of words with North Korea Wednesday, saying his Twitter tirades only benefitted Pyongyang's attention-seeking ruler and hurt Washington's credibility.


Clinton: Trump’s War of Words with N Korea Dangerous

Clinton lost last year's presidential election to the insurgent Republican despite having decades of experience in politics.

Tension has been running high for months as the White House's new incumbent and the North's Kim Jong-Un trade threats of war, with Trump dubbing Kim "Rocket Man" and being called a "dotard" in response.

In recent months Pyongyang has carried out multiple launches of missiles potentially capable of reaching the US mainland, and its sixth nuclear test.

"I am worried about some of the recent actions from the new administration that seem to raise tensions. Our allies are now expressing concerns about America's credibility and reliability," she said.

The former top official further added: "Picking up fights with Kim Jong-Un just puts a smile on his face. It's like picking fights with NATO and the EU which puts a smile on Putin's face," referring to the Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump's escalating verbal threats have sparked concerns of potential conflict on the peninsula, especially after he warned this month that "only one thing will work" on the North, without elaborating further.

Such "cavalierly threats to start a war are dangerous and short-sighted", Clinton said, adding the regime would be "thrilled" to get the "personal attention of the leader of our country".

Without once mentioning Trump by name, she also said she was "very concerned that the new administration is draining the government of the expertise" in diplomacy over the North.

"There are few Asia experts of senior level left at the State Department," she said.
The 69-year-old former first lady, who served as the US' top diplomat from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama, suffered a shock defeat to Trump in the 2016 election.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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