text: I'm sitting here wondering  how effective the hands off approach to North Korea has been up til now through a multitude of presidents, including the famous Saint Obama.  And, jeepers, I have to come to the conclusion it's not been effective at all.  Which is why I'm puzzled Ignatius is pushing a narrative which seems to imply there are no diplomatic solutions left here - none of them seem to have worked in the past so what difference does it make if there are none left now?  There never were any.  We've been pushed around by North Korea for the past 60+ years and all that's happened on our side is a bunch of hand wringing and internal back slapping because we've been so "diplomatic".  I know a large part of Ignatius's position is simply "get Trump" but at some point we have to open our eyes to the reality of the situation.  And, like I've typed before - the left is more afraid of a Trump success with North Korea than North Korea itself.