It is 'more rational' for an American president to avoid war with NK and leave it as something for his successors to deal with. Kicking the can down the road i

It is 'more rational' for an American president to avoid war with NK and leave it as something for his successors to deal with. Kicking the can down the road is easier than a war where potentially a few million South Koreans get killed in the crossfire. This is, after all, what American presidents have been doing for the past few decades.