Time for Trump to Put Up or Shut UP

US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, is trying hard to maintain some credibility despite the poor performance of US policymakers on North Korea. She has said that the US Security Council has exhausted its options on containing North Korea’s nuclear program and the Pentagon may need to take action. "We have pretty much exhausted all the things that we can do at the Security Council at this point," Ms.Haley said. Her comments followed threats from Donald Trump that he would respond with 'Fire and fury' if North Korea did not abandon its nuclear programme. The ludicrous situation is that North Korea will not wind back its nuclear capability and sanctions can never work, so if the US wants war, they may as well get on with it. China and Russia will not stop trading with their ally, Tax havens like Switzerland, Bahrain, Bermuda, Singapore and the Cayman Islands will not impose financial constraints on the North Korean regime. The failure of sanctions against Rhodesia when that Government made a unilateral declaration of independence demonstrates the point. The only real impost on the population there was fuel rationing. It didn't stop people driving, they just had to find coupons. There was no shortage of new vehicles – as long as buyers wanted a Mercedes, BMW or Peugeot. Anyone could slap down the money and drive away immediately. Other models took a few weeks to arrive. Most European countries and other African nations plus the US continued to trade with Rhodesia despite the sanctions. The need for Chromium, copper, gold and a host of other minerals as well as tobacco, boosted Rhodesia's coffers and helped to bolster the country's economy with thriving import-replacement businesses. At the time Rhodesia had full employment and tens of thousands of workers from other African countries flocked there for work.