Rex Tillerson was widely criticized earlier this month when he suggested that “efforts of the past 20 years to bring North Korea to a point of denuclearization have failed.” The secretary of state then promised “a new approach” without offering details. Perhaps he doesn’t yet know what that new approach is. But recognizing failure is the first step on the road to wisdom. Since the end of the Cold War the U.S. has pursued a...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 27, 2017 23:03 UTC