reckless kim jong un + "gaffes & missteps" + reckless media = global crisis

"Over the course of 10 days, a series of gaffes and missteps throughout the entire national security structure to its highest levels would raise the specter of a nuclear showdown, send the U.S. and Chinese governments into crisis mode, and expose alarming communication deficiencies within the American military at large. The breakdown fueled a war frenzy at major newspapers and networks, running with the narrative that Trump was diverting the carrier personally to send a message, outlandish claims made without checking for facts until the crisis rhetoric had spun out of control."
https://www.navytimes.com/articles/carried-away-the-inside-story-of-how-the-carl-vinsons-canceled-port-visit-sparked-a-global-crisis

it's a simple formula:
reckless kim jong un +"gaffes & missteps" + reckless media = global crisis 

here's the solution:
1. silence reckless kim jong un
2. correct command & control "gaffes & missteps"
3. a more responsible news media that reports the news instead of making up sensational "reports" that have no basis in fact

#1 is easy
#2 is more difficult
#3 is wishful thinking

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on a related matter: as if the airlines haven't had enough bad PR recently, not giving refunds to families of US Navy personnel who were to meet their Carl Vinson carrier loved ones in Australia is reprehensible (see comments to Navy Times article). 

Congress, where are you?