text: I think Steve Bannon, ex-chief White House Strategist for Trump, was speaking honestly when he said upon leaving his position that we have no military option for North Korea. Similarly, McMasters and Mattis were speaking honestly when they said much the same thing more than once even if they have switched to saying that there is an option and we will pursue if we have to. I think what they are all saying is that there are no good and realistic military options that would not be almost as harmful as contininuing to apply sanctions and pressure Russia and China for tougher sanctions and cuts to things like oil. But the gap between bad military option and harmful NK progress in weaponry is narrowing. We need to see Chinese and Russians step up their pressure. We are not ready to take a big military step yet-- we will know that when we pull US dependents and civilians from S. Korea, and bring more military forces into S. Korea and the region and that will be a point of no return.