Positioning based on that view is just foolish.  It leads to war.
You gonna go fight the war, Pocho?
Are stationed in Korea?  Or Japan?  Or Guam?
Are you a military dependent?  Or US citizen living in Asia?
Making yourself feel good about being a kick butt American by talking tough is the type of macho garbage that makes sense if actual, unprovoked threats are occurring.
But, Trump is provoking and propogating those threats.
To what end?  WW3?
The international compact has been, til now, NK existing in its adversarial posture, to recognize China's concern over its northern border, and to allow balance of adversarial interests in East Asia.
Almost 60 years of relative peace has ensued.
Within 7 months, accelerated over the past month and definitely the past 2 days, Trump has managed to completely destablize East Asia.
Why?  To be macho?  Why?  What's the use?  
There was a military standoff at the Korean DMZ.  Nukes don't change that.  China doesn't want proliferation there.  Ever.