So we should wait until he has bombed us before recognizing the threat?
Can't forget we have allies in the region.
Japan for instance. South Korea.
Big trade partners and people we consider important to the interests of the US.
I am not for starting senseless wars myself, but let's be real here. No one has poked the bear like this in a long long time.
China has to realize that as long as they (NK) keeps this up, they are asking for trouble.
Not just because of the US wanting to blow up NK, but because NK is causing uneasy feelings with countries we partner with and depend on us, as well as us depending on them.