The move will resemble the activity of similar task forces in Syria and Iraq. On this edition of The Geopolitical Report, we examine Trump's rhetoric on North Korea that underscores the move for war we are now witnessing with military exercises and preparation for mobilization. The president and the leader of North Korea, Kim Jung-un, have exchanged increasingly bellicose barbs that move the two nations closer to war—a conflict Trump's Secretary of State, James "Mad Dog" Mattis has admitted would be catastrophic. Meanwhile, North and South Korea have engaged in talks about reunification and joint participation in the upcoming Olympics—a move that has drawn the ire of UN ambassador Nikki Haley. Demonstrating the policy schizophrenia of the Trump administration, the State Department disagreed with Haley and said the delegation wasn't driving a wedge between the US and South Korea.