SFGATE: Disagreement on policy could derail choice for ambassador to SKorea
Disagreement on policy could derail choice for ambassador to SKorea"
Published on January 31, 2018 at 09:04AM by Anne Gearan, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The White House's original choice for U.S. ambassador to South Korea is no longer expected to be nominated after he privately expressed disagreement in late December with the Trump administration's North Korea policy, according to people familiar with the matter. Victor Cha, an academic who served in the George W. Bush administration, raised his concerns with National Security Council officials over their consideration of a limited strike on the North aimed at sending a message without sparking a wider war -- a risky concept known as a "bloody nose" strategy. Cha also objected to the administration's threats to tear up a bilateral trade deal with Seoul that Trump has called unfair to American companies.
Published on January 31, 2018 at 09:04AM by Anne Gearan, The Washington Post
WASHINGTON - The White House's original choice for U.S. ambassador to South Korea is no longer expected to be nominated after he privately expressed disagreement in late December with the Trump administration's North Korea policy, according to people familiar with the matter. Victor Cha, an academic who served in the George W. Bush administration, raised his concerns with National Security Council officials over their consideration of a limited strike on the North aimed at sending a message without sparking a wider war -- a risky concept known as a "bloody nose" strategy. Cha also objected to the administration's threats to tear up a bilateral trade deal with Seoul that Trump has called unfair to American companies.
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