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Pentagon 'fully' backs Tillerson on North Korea: Jim Mattis

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WASHINGTON: Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Tuesday his department "supports fully" Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's effort to find a diplomatic solution to the North Korea nuclear stand-off.

Defense Secretary Mattis was speaking after President Donald Trump appeared to undermine his top diplomat by suggesting it was a "waste of time" to reach out to Kim Jong-Un's regime.

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