Article snippet: Nuclear war with North Korea is not "likely" despite the heightened rhetoric between President David Petraeus. "I am concerned, but the question is, 'How concerned?' I don’t think [war] is likely, no," Petraeus told ABC News "This Week" co-anchor weapons program. "All of this is a communications strategy that is trying to make sure that China understands that this administration is in a very different situation than any of its predecessors," he said. The retired general also commented on President Trump's tweeting earlier this month that Secretary of State ISIS from its former de facto capital of Raqqa, Syria. Such military losses will lessen the terror group's ability to recruit new fighters, Petraeus said. "The sooner that ISIS can be shown to be a loser is the sooner that it’s no longer effective at recruiting and proselytizing and encouraging, inspiring and so forth, and that is now very much the case," Petraeus said. Link to the full article to read more