“This guy’s modus operandi is to pull the pin on a grenade,” said Leon Panetta, “and roll it into a room, have it go off, and when the smoke clears, hope that somehow things will be okay. It doesn’t work that way in foreign affairs. You’re dealing with leaders like Kim Jong-un who says, ‘The hell with you.’” Panetta paused. “This is a president, in a word, that—like North Korea—has to be contained. You’ve got to find ways to put your arms around the situation and make sure that, despite his own instincts, you move him in the right direction in terms of the interests of the country.”
