"Any conventional strike on North Korea would, at a minimum, turn most of Asia against the United States. "

It's the exact opposite Doug. Aren't you the European correspondent Doug? Have you ever been to Japan, Taiwan or S Korea Doug? Most people in Japan, S Korea and Taiwan are so fed up with N Korean threats and intimidation that they would welcome the elimination of the brutal N Korea political and military dictatorship. They would forever be indebted to the US and Trump.