“While President Trump’s impulsiveness and erratic behavior is clearly bringing America closer to war with North Korea, the real root of the Korean crisis lies not with him but rather with the Pentagon and the CIA, whose overwhelming power within the federal governmental structure is what really gove..”.
Source: The Cold War Roots of a New Korean War
Writes Pat Mason: Lew, remember how hard we laughed at this scene? The comedic and warped portrayal by George C. Scott of the warmongering, maniacal ‘General Turgidson’ and his unhinged plan to launch a massive, preemptive strike on Russia was SO over the top that you couldn’t help but laugh at just how crazy a plan it was. Peter Sellers was attempting to show how relations between the US and Russia would be hilarious in many ways had they not been so deadly serious. Even the names given to the characters were humorous (‘Turgidson’ from the word ‘Turgid’ meaning overstuffed, … ”
Source: ‘Dr. Strangelove’ (1964), the War Room Scene – LewRockwell
The rush to war aided by the polls.
“It appears the mainstream media propaganda machine is working… Almost two-thirds of Americans – 62% – say Kim Jong Un’s isolated dictatorship is a threat to the US, the most since CNN launched the poll back in 2000.”
Source: Two-Thirds Of Americans Say North Korea Poses “Very Serious” Threat