North Korea

Not sure what Kim Jong-un, the Supreme Commander, of N. Korea is going to do, but if I were President Obama, here's what I'd do;

Round up the Sec of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Sec of State, and hop on AF1 under cover of darkness.  Secretly fly to China (with no press pool) and meet with our appropriate counter-parts behind closed doors...total media blackout for 3-4 days.  At the end of the visit, hold a joint news conference, led by Li Keqiang, the new Premier of China.

"President Obama and I, along with our respective representatives, are pleased to provide this joint announcement:

'Leaders from both countries have spent the last 3-4 days discussing ways to enhance our economic, political and military relationship.  It is our shared belief that we have a joint responsibility to act as a stabilizing force in times of uncertainty around the world, and especially in the Asiatic region.  The people of China appreciate President Obama's eager acceptance of our offer for him to come to China.  We have accepted his gracious offer to be his guest in the USA in the near future.  Unfortunately our tight schedule does not allow for any questions at this time.  President Obama, thank you and safe travels back to the USA."

Hopefully President Obama would get Premier Keqiang(?) to go to N. Korea a few days later with this messgae;

1.  The US and Obama feel like they have to take military action.  The generals are pushing for a traditional war to make up for Iraq and Afghanistan, and Obama is always getting criticized for being a wimp on foreign policy...think Bengahzi.  We got Obama to promise no direct military action against you for 90 days but we're concerned he may not hold off for more than 60.  But...60 days is better than what he wanted to do next week.

2.  They have stealth drones that have already flown over N. Korea without you knowing.  In fact, we're pretty sure they've flown into our airspace but we can't prove it.  Here are some photos of your residence that they gave us.

3.  We, China, are playing an increasingly important role in international relations, something we've been striving for since 1973.  We will not jeopardize our influence, nor military, to stop actions approved by the UN Security Council, but we will try to block any unilateral action by the US.  It all depends on how far you push them.

4.  President Obama is willing to allow us...China and N.Korea...to get all the credit for deescalating this crisis.  We would like you to take the lead, in a joint news conference with us, announcing a "time out" to evaluate the current situation.  Following that announcement, China will serve as an intermediary between N. Korea and the US in talks designed to improve the situation.

5. We believe this is the best option for all involved...and the may be the last overture President Obama will make before striking.

China owns this issue in the first place for stopping the UN from completely destroying N.Korea back in 1950.  Had China not intervened, there wouldn't be a North\South Korea.  There'd be one Korea that looked like S. Korea does today.   And today they are still the most influential foreign power with regards to N. Korea.