North Korean Open to Talks Abandoning Nukes

[Slartibartfast]

Trump's sanctions and hardline rhetoric brought North Korea to negotiating table, experts say
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/0...h-korea-to-negotiating-table-experts-say.html

President Trump may have just forced North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un to come the negotiating table…with maybe just a little help from Twitter.

Experts say that Trump’s strategy dealing with the rogue regime – a combination of tweeted warnings and mockery, tough sanctions and pressure on China and others to tow the line – is bearing fruit. Evidence came this week, when Kim told a delegation from South Korea his regime is willing to discuss nuclear disarmament with the United States.

“While I wouldn’t say that Trump has the Kim regime crying 'uncle,' I would say, to use a sports analogy, that North Korea is now like a running back looking for space to move in the backfield," Nicholas Eberstadt, a political economist at the American Enterprise Institute, told Fox News.

(More at above url)

We need to look at this in five years. Fox are full of shit anyway, I skimmed that earlier and the comments from the 'experts'.... One institute guy and who?

Edited and interviews John Bolton who works for the same 'institute' as the quoted expert (lobby org).

AND they call Bolton 'ambassador' , I think, not 100% but he has been out of that role for a long time. You don't use the present tense like with a President unless you are trying to con old people.

 

[maximumpossiblesuffering]

Trump's sanctions and hardline rhetoric brought North Korea to negotiating table, experts say
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/0...h-korea-to-negotiating-table-experts-say.html

President Trump may have just forced North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un to come the negotiating table…with maybe just a little help from Twitter.

Experts say that Trump’s strategy dealing with the rogue regime – a combination of tweeted warnings and mockery, tough sanctions and pressure on China and others to tow the line – is bearing fruit. Evidence came this week, when Kim told a delegation from South Korea his regime is willing to discuss nuclear disarmament with the United States.

“While I wouldn’t say that Trump has the Kim regime crying 'uncle,' I would say, to use a sports analogy, that North Korea is now like a running back looking for space to move in the backfield," Nicholas Eberstadt, a political economist at the American Enterprise Institute, told Fox News.

(More at above url)

I hope, as others has discussed earlier, Kim is not just trying to “Titillate” Trump. Let Trump have a political victory in exchange for a North Korian economic and political victory.

At this point, a reasonable expectation might be a North Korean halt on the production of additional nuclear weapons and opening up the country for UN inspectors.

In exchange, the US could lift sanctions and offer guarentees. Unfortunately, North Korea could be a good boy for a while, stockpile goods, and then revoke the agreement. We would have little effective recourse.

The best plan is probably one that fits into the US overall strategy for Asia. It is inevitable that China will become a regional, if not global superpower. Their economic base and leadership goals support this. By extension, the US influence in the area will decline. We may be able to make some noise for a while, but it likely will be expensive.

We need a long term plan that reflects geopolitical realities. Therefore it seems our best course is to be humble and play nice. Accept there are strong willed leaders on both sides of the Pacific and deal with it.

 

[maximumpossiblesuffering]

We need to look at this in five years. Fox are full of shit anyway, I skimmed that earlier and the comments from the 'experts'.... One institute guy and who?

Edited and interviews John Bolton who works for the same 'institute' as the quoted expert (lobby org).

AND they call Bolton 'ambassador' , I think, not 100% but he has been out of that role for a long time. You don't use the present tense like with a President unless you are trying to con old people.

From what I’ve heard about Bolton, he might be more suited being part of a combat unit rather than an “ambassador” anyway.

I hope you are not insinuating that Fox is not fair and balanced. If you are, I’m going to have to look at my Sarah Palin book to recover! <grin>

 

[Cuddles]

I hope, as others has discussed earlier, Kim is not just trying to “Titillate” Trump. Let Trump have a political victory in exchange for a North Korian economic and political victory.

At this point, a reasonable expectation might be a North Korean halt on the production of additional nuclear weapons and opening up the country for UN inspectors.

In exchange, the US could lift sanctions and offer guarentees. Unfortunately, North Korea could be a good boy for a while, stockpile goods, and then revoke the agreement. We would have little effective recourse.

The best plan is probably one that fits into the US overall strategy for Asia. It is inevitable that China will become a regional, if not global superpower. Their economic base and leadership goals support this. By extension, the US influence in the area will decline. We may be able to make some noise for a while, but it likely will be expensive.

We need a long term plan that reflects geopolitical realities. Therefore it seems our best course is to be humble and play nice. Accept there are strong willed leaders on both sides of the Pacific and deal with it.

It's what he does, Trump thinks he can out troll Kim, but he's on a different level.

 

[gwb-trading]

It's what he does, Trump thinks he can out troll Kim, but he's on a different level.

 

[TreeFrogTrader]

It's what he does, Trump thinks he can out troll Kim, but he's on a different level.

I see that you are still in training to become one of the North Korean cheerleaders.

Go for it. We know you can do it.

 

[AAAintheBeltway]

I suggest that Trump appoint Stormy Daniels to negotiate with Rocket Man. Two birds, one stone, etc. Other than bringing in Dennis Rodman, she is his best chance to avoid war.

Seriously, what chance does Rocket Man stand against her?

 

[TreeFrogTrader]

I suggest that Trump appoint Stormy Daniels to negotiate with Rocket Man. Two birds, one stone, etc. Other than bringing in Dennis Rodman, she is his best chance to avoid war.

Seriously, what chance does Rocket Man stand against her?

Well, maybe he can discuss it with Melania.

 

[AAAintheBeltway]

Well, the idea is not so far-fetched. He sent Ivanka to the Olympics. Time to send on the first team now. Bring out the big guns, so to speak.

 

[TreeFrogTrader]

Well, the idea is not so far-fetched. He sent Ivanka to the Olympics. Time to send on the first team now. Bring out the big guns, so to speak.

Maybe- in the Clinton tradition- Trump can invite Little Rocket Man over to spend the night in the Lincoln bedroom, and have Stormy stop by to see him for a "house call" so that he will have a smile on his face when negotiations begin the next day.

Of course, it could work the other way round too, where Little Rocket Man arranges a visit to the white house from the North Korean cheerleading team, and then the next day trump is agreeing to everthing LRM wants.

Foreign relations is (are?) complicated.