Quoted: CNN on Trump Administration North Korea Messaging

Regardless of intention, Oba told CNN that "there is no good interpretation of what the administration is doing right now."

"If the administration is seriously considering preemptive military action, they are out of their minds. If this is about deterrence, they're misguided," he said.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/08/politics/north-korea-trump-dangerous-choice/index.html