>1993: North Korea actually makes a deal with Israel to stop selling missiles to the Middle East in exchange for recognition of North Korea
>the Clinton Administration forces Israel to abandon the deal
>2005: North Korea offers full dismantling of its nuclear weapons program in exchange for a non-aggression treaty with the United States and help with the peaceful development of nuclear energy
>the Bush Administration instantly rejects any notion of a non-aggression treaty
>2015: North Korea says it will halt its nuclear weapons program if the US stops conducting aggressive military exercises near North Korea
>the Obama Administration instantly rejects the offer
>2017: North Korea has sent multiple obvious hints to the United States that it wants a peaceful resolution and doesn't actually want war
>the Trump Administration (not including Secretary Mattis) decides to escalate with even more rhetoric
Hmmm, really makes you think who are the real "mad men", doesn't it? Maybe the Kims saw what happened when Libya peacefully ended its WMD program it really made them think, too.
its fun being in charge