Posted October. 13, 2016 07:30,
Updated October. 13, 2016 07:47
Asked about Clinton’s position on preemptive military action against the North, Campbell said, “As Secretary Sherman, Vice President-elect Kaine, others have indicated, we're not going to take any options off the table at this time.” H was referring to former Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine who recently made remarks about the option of military action on the North.
Kaine said during a vice presidential debate last week that the U.S. should take action against imminent threats. Sherman, a top foreign policy brain for Clinton, also said during an international conference in Seoul on Tuesday that every possible tool, including military action, should be used to denuclearize the North.
Hoekstra also said Trump won't rule out any option. He responded to the same question by saying, “I think Mr. Trump has been very, very clear about when it comes to our national security, whether it's throughout the Middle East or whether it's in Korea, or whether it's the continuing evolving threat from Russia.”
The key advisers’ remarks suggest that whoever gets elected president on November 8, a new U.S. administration will take an ultra-hardline stance against Pyongyang.