K9Buck
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NK has no intention of doing anything.
We lose nothing by Trump talking to them. Trump is trying to build a rapport and a relationship with Jung-un with the hope that, eventually, North Korea will give up their nukes in exchange for economic aid and security guarantees. It may not work out that way, but I commend Trump for trying.
You've gained nothing either. Kim has bought enough time to finish his testing, build his nuclear arsenal, and get a good deal of sanctions relief through China. His standing on the world stage has increased immeasurably. Trump has been played. He got Otto Warbier and a box of bones, and he's been made to look like a gullible fool in front of the entire world.
One more thing. The Trump Administration has said that it is prepared to let Kim keep his nukes, but he can't build any more going forward. This is total capitulation. Trump was supposed to disarm Kim, not buddy up to him and give him everything he wants. ANYBODY COULD HAVE DONE THAT.
Jung-Un went nuclear during the Clinton Administration.
George W. Bush actually. Their first nuclear test was in 2006. It is highly probable that Russia helped them acquire nukes just to disrupt things in the West, and this "friendship" between Kim and Trump has Putin's fingerprints all over it.
It was also noted that when Trump cancelled the US/Korea joint military exercises this year, he said that these exercises were "provacative" and as such, should be ended. The use of the word "provocative" because these exercises are to coordinate and practice what these two allied forces would do in the event of an actual attack, and how they would respond. This is important to practice because it prevents mistakes, or misunderstandings which might lead one country or the other to mis-interpret the response. The joint military exercises provide clarity and prevent accidents.As a result, there have been no miscues or mistakes in all these years.
But every year, the Russians complain about American troops conducting military exercises so close to the Russian border, calling such exercises "provocative". Trump has adopted other Russian propaganda lines in the past as well.
If Obama was negotiating with Jung-Un and cancelled military exercises, would you have criticized Obama?