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Trump likes Mattis. Will it last?

The trickiest challenge for Mattis next year will be North Korea. The defense secretary backs Tillerson’s strategy of diplomatic pressure; the goal is slow asphyxiation. But Trump wants military options, too, and the Pentagon is working hard to deliver them. Dunford must be prepared for a possible North Korean nuclear-missile launch, anytime.

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Tags: james-mattis, north-korea, pressure, rex-tillerson, slow-asphxiation

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