N. Korea suspends talks with South over military drills

[Aj Mick]

10 hours ago, lannarebirth said:

 

What would you have the USA concede to the North Koreans? And for that matter, what actual concessions have the North Koreans undertaken?

For the first question, for one the US and South Korea could have held off the military exercise until after the proposed summit. For another the Donald could stop crowing about unilateral concessions His Donaldship has won from North Korea ( such as nuclear disarmament), when they are not yet done deals. 

 

As to the second question, as an act of good faith North Korea has released the US citizens it had imprisoned. Beyond that, as already mentioned, North Korea have yet to undertake any concessions, and are unlikely to do so unless they get something worthwhile in return......

[Scouse123]

Trump is a complete megalomaniac and has removed, fallen out or fired any decent or long-term politicians who know the world stage thinking, as all people of his ilk do, that he knows better. He needs to get off the sunbed, get off twitter and get out of politics.

 

The guy is an embarrassment to the U.S.A. as a leader and statesman and the quicker he is out of office, the better the world will be. He has gone against nearly every country on the planet in tearing up the Iran peace deal,He has heightened friction and tensions in the Middle East by opening the Embassy in Jerusalem instead of leaving the status quo, until many other issues were thrashed out to seek peace, instead he kicks the can down the road, for others to sort out after he is gone, and inflames public rage in the process.

 

The man has pulled out of Global warming treaties, (he has deliberately set out to reverse many policies, just for the sake of it being another President's policy), and anything that Obama did.

 

He constantly attempts to take credit for the US economy, when most of the policies coming to fruition, are the result of the previous administration's efforts. On a side note, It was only recently that 2017 was declared the safest year in aviation history and he tried to take credit for that until he realized it was for the world and not just the U.S!! The man is a loose cannon and a clown on the world stage. He doesn't even come across as credible.

 

He has now also succeeded in filling the White House with family members, cronies and yes men, not people with vast experience of domestic and foreign policy matters. Nearly all those qualified for the job have quit because they can't work with this unpredictable idiot.

 

Regards Foreign policy, he and the news media have deliberately misquoted words and actions of the North Koreans in a silly attempt at one-upmanship thinking they will take the high ground before a summit. Is it not obvious to anybody that Kim Jong Un hasn't spent all these billions the country cannot afford, to establish NK as a nuclear power in the region, to just then walk away from it all after and roll over for Trump or one of Trumps empty promises?

 

Pulling out of the Iran deal, the behavior of the US and allies regards Iraq and Libya, not to mention Afghanistan, gives no nation on Earth any reason to trust the American, British or NATO word on anything.

 

I do not support nor like Kim Jong Un, he is a detestable creature but this is no way to go about dealing with the North Koreans or any other Asian nation. 

Edited May 17, 2018 by Scouse123

[Grouse]

26 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

Trump is a complete megalomaniac and has removed, fallen out or fired any decent or long-term politicians who know the world stage thinking, as all people of his ilk do, that he knows better. He needs to get off the sunbed, get off twitter and get out of politics.

 

The guy is an embarrassment to the U.S.A. as a leader and statesman and the quicker he is out of office, the better the world will be. He has gone against nearly every country on the planet in tearing up the Iran peace deal,He has heightened friction and tensions in the Middle East by opening the Embassy in Jerusalem instead of leaving the status quo, until many other issues were thrashed out to seek peace, instead he kicks the can down the road, for others to sort out after he is gone, and inflames public rage in the process.

 

The man has pulled out of Global warming treaties, (he has deliberately set out to reverse many policies, just for the sake of it being another President's policy), and anything that Obama did.

 

He constantly attempts to take credit for the US economy, when most of the policies coming to fruition, are the result of the previous administration's efforts. On a side note, It was only recently that 2017 was declared the safest year in aviation history and he tried to take credit for that until he realized it was for the world and not just the U.S!! The man is a loose cannon and a clown on the world stage. He doesn't even come across as credible.

 

He has now also succeeded in filling the White House with family members, cronies and yes men, not people with vast experience of domestic and foreign policy matters. Nearly all those qualified for the job have quit because they can't work with this unpredictable idiot.

 

Regards Foreign policy, he and the news media have deliberately misquoted words and actions of the North Koreans in a silly attempt at one-upmanship thinking they will take the high ground before a summit. Is it not obvious to anybody that Kim Jong Un hasn't spent all these billions the country cannot afford, to establish NK as a nuclear power in the region, to just then walk away from it all after and roll over for Trump or one of Trumps empty promises?

 

Pulling out of the Iran deal, the behavior of the US and allies regards Iraq and Libya, not to mention Afghanistan, gives no nation on Earth any reason to trust the American, British or NATO word on anything.

 

I do not support nor like Kim Jong Un, he is a detestable creature but this is no way to go about dealing with the North Koreans or any other Asian nation. 

 

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Edited May 17, 2018 by Grouse