Not just theatre - U.S. officials defend Trump-Kim meeting

[lannarebirth]

49 minutes ago, boomerangutang said:

I challenge anyone on this thread to name one American who would be worse than Trump - for negotiation with Kim. Similarly, can they name one prominent American (not counting Alex Jones, or Fox people) who is more anti-American.  What other American denigrates half the politicians in DC while showering praise on Xi, Kim and Putin? 

 

 

 

Dianne Feinstein?

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/blog/corner/historys-brutal-verdict-last-us-agreement-north-korea/

[mikebike]

On 3/14/2018 at 7:06 AM, boomerangutang said:

I challenge anyone on this thread to name one American who would be worse than Trump - for negotiation with Kim. Similarly, can they name one prominent American (not counting Alex Jones, or Fox people) who is more anti-American.  What other American denigrates half the politicians in DC while showering praise on Xi, Kim and Putin? 

 

 

Latest news us that 45 will kill the Iran nuclear deal in April. That should inspire confidence in KJU prior to dearmement negotiations. Lol.

 

You couldn't make it up if you tried.

[Jingthing]

Latest news us that 45 will kill the Iran nuclear deal in April. That should inspire confidence in KJU prior to dearmement negotiations. Lol.
 
You couldn't make it up if you tried.

The odds appear to be diminishing that this will even happen at all.

Sent from my [device_name] using http://Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

[Morch]

3 hours ago, Jingthing said:

The odds appear to be diminishing that this will even happen at all.

Sent from my [device_name] using http://Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

 

Preliminary discussions seem to be on:

 

North Korea to Meet for Talks With U.S., South Korean Delegations in Helsinki

https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-to-meet-for-talks-with-u-s-south-korean-delegations-in-helsinki-1521376228

 

North Korean diplomat heads to Finland ahead of possible U.S. talks

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-finland/north-korean-diplomat-heads-to-finland-ahead-of-possible-u-s-talks-idUSKCN1GU03T

 

Whether anything will come out of it involves a wee bit more than just Trump. Two problem sides to this. As for the Iran deal - better to wait and see how things pan out. I'm not entirely sure that Kim necessarily interprets it along the same lines of reasoning often offered, though. It's easy enough to knock Trump's way of negotiation involving security and international relations. Been there done that plenty of times myself. When taking stock of what actually was lost through such - and its mainly prestige and trust rather than anything concrete. It's not that I'm coming around to the Dark Side's point of view, just trying to keep an open mind to the possibility that a different stance may get some unexpected  results. Not all necessarily benign and certainly with a diplomatic price tag.

Edited March 20, 2018 by Morch

[heybruce]

21 hours ago, Jingthing said:

The odds appear to be diminishing that this will even happen at all.

Sent from my [device_name] using http://Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

I hope it never happens.  I see three possible outcomes if Trump gets involved in negotiations with North Korea:

 

1.  He accomplishes nothing.

 

2.  He sells out our east Asia allies so he can claim that he arrived at a peace deal.

 

3.  He starts a war.

 

Unfortunately I think 2 and 3 are the most likely outcomes.