WorthyNewsBot Posted May 18, 2018 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.49 Content Count: 44,084 Content Per Day: 7.18 Reputation: 980 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted May 18, 2018 (Worthy News) - Despite threats from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to cancel a planned summit with President Trump set for next month, the Pentagon on Thursday insisted there’s absolutely no discussion of scaling back the joint U.S.-South Korean military drills that have put that landmark meeting in jeopardy. North Korea has blasted the joint exercises and said they represent an serious American provocation, though the U.S. has shown no willingness to postpone or reduce the drills in order to help achieve a diplomatic breakthrough with Mr. Kim. “There has been no talk of reducing anything. There has been no talk of changing our scope,” Pentagon spokesperson Dana White told reporters Thursday. “These are annual exercises. We’re very transparent about them. They are defensive in nature and the scope hasn’t changed.” [ Source: Washington Times (Read More...) ] The post Pentagon stands firm: No talk of scaling back U.S.-South Korean military drills appeared first on Worthy Christian News. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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