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Trump’s Stunningly Effective North Korea Policy Leaves Professional Diplomatic Corps Gobsmacked
CTH ^ | March 8, 2018

Posted on 03/08/2018 6:25:13 PM PST by Helicondelta

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To: Justa

South Korea has twice the population and 50 times the economy of the North.

They are capable of defending themselves. If they are not, then they better get started. It is no longer our responsibility.

This is an intra-Korea problem, an internal affair, NOT OUR BUSINESS.


141 posted on 03/09/2018 6:36:32 AM PST by Tea Party Terrorist (A bad peace is better than a good war.)
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To: JayAr36

Feel better now?


142 posted on 03/09/2018 6:40:19 AM PST by Wuli (qu)
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To: Wuli

Yup!


143 posted on 03/09/2018 6:43:15 AM PST by JayAr36 (Washinton DC, District of Corruption proven daily)
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To: Helicondelta

How about another view of things:

Fat Kim and his cohorts are looking to divide and conqueror and suckering the U.S. into discussions that the North never intends to keep.

The South has a very Liberal Left President now that would give the North just about anything they wanted all in the name of “peace” (note the quotes).

And with the North issuing statements basically telling the South that their beef isn’t with their brothers but with the U.S. it’s a definite attempt to divide two allies and weaken their resolve to stand up tot he North.

It’s just another case of the North playing the U.S. to try and get supplies and take the heat off while they reload their rocket program all the while making promises they never intend to keep.

BEWARE ! Don’t let your optimism get to you. we’ve been on this road before.


144 posted on 03/09/2018 6:57:37 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: gaijin

“We need to downshift to realistic expectations, here.”

Your point is well taken; except there’s a new Sheriff in town.
He’s rewriting the book on what and how America wins at home and abroad.

Here’s the explanation. This is over: game, set, match:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/971917397031604224.html

China will not let this defeat lay at its feet. They handed it to Rocket Man.


145 posted on 03/09/2018 7:15:21 AM PST by romanesq (For George Soros so loved the world, he gave us Obama.)
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To: Helicondelta

Anybody have an idea of the location of their meeting place?


146 posted on 03/09/2018 7:18:56 AM PST by Jim W N
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To: Caipirabob
The real risk assessment of the elitist diplomats: “We could be out of a job!”

No no no no. There is plenty of work. TRex has assigned them to the high priority job of working down the embarassing backlog of responses to FOIA requests. With all hands on deck there is a good five years worth of work to do there. And, "it's the law."

147 posted on 03/09/2018 7:21:36 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: rightwingcrazy

The “professional diplomatic apparatus” stuns easily, you know...


148 posted on 03/09/2018 7:39:09 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
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To: rightwingcrazy
“It looks like you’re referring to hubris, a self-induced form of stupidity.”

Yes, it's a combination of that, and an entirely erroneous buy in by them that their pedigree actually means something. It doesn't. Essentially I'm saying that politics is full of people of average talents but delusion-driven egos. It's a bad combination that prevents them from learning from their mistakes or actually assessing facts.

149 posted on 03/09/2018 7:58:02 AM PST by neverevergiveup
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To: Justa
Don’t be a fool. It’s been NK strategy for 50 years to remove the US from protecting SK. They developed their nukes and ICBMs as a deterrent to US defense of SK. If the US leaves the Norks will suddenly ‘find’ some of their misplaced nukes and extort SK and deter the West. They never keep their word. They’re a terrorist regime. That’s what they do. I’d sooner trust ISIS than NK.

Sorry, but that doesn't make a lot of sense. The U.S. troops in South Korea are there basically as a tripwire. The real deterrent to NK using nuclear weapons for blackmail is that we will still have ours. And if the NK's "suddenly find" their nukes, we can put troops right back there if that's what we want to do.

The relative military balance between ROK and NK has shifted over the last few decades to the point where the ROK's are fully capable of defending themselves. If we can verifiably ensure that NK has gotten rid of its nukes and launch capabilities, then withdrawing U.S. troops and signing a permanent peace treaty is actually a win for us, for the ROK's and for NK.

150 posted on 03/09/2018 8:11:43 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: Helicondelta

I gotta be honest. I totally did not expect anything from Trump or the US on this point. My assumption was that N Korea would get a nuke/icbm this year. I didn’t think it was stoppable...and really and truthfully, I say that without any criticism of Trump. I just figured that is what would happen, and then he would have to contend with the aftermath.

If he pulls this off, I’m just going to be in awe.


151 posted on 03/09/2018 8:36:16 AM PST by ConservativeDude
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To: Helicondelta

Negations help if either you are in a position of strength or have something to barter or possess some knd of leverage. Isn’t this Diplomacy 101???


152 posted on 03/09/2018 9:06:40 AM PST by Crucial
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To: Justa
Don’t be a fool. It’s been NK strategy for 50 years to remove the US from protecting SK. They developed their nukes and ICBMs as a deterrent to US defense of SK. If the US leaves the Norks will suddenly ‘find’ some of their misplaced nukes and extort SK and deter the West. They never keep their word. They’re a terrorist regime. That’s what they do. I’d sooner trust ISIS than NK.

Sorry, but that doesn't make a lot of sense. The U.S. troops in South Korea are there basically as a tripwire. The real deterrent to NK using nuclear weapons for blackmail is that we will still have ours. And if the NK's "suddenly find" their nukes, we can put troops right back there if that's what we want to do.

The relative military balance between ROK and NK has shifted over the last few decades to the point where the ROK's are fully capable of defending themselves. If we can verifiably ensure that NK has gotten rid of its nukes and launch capabilities, then withdrawing U.S. troops and signing a permanent peace treaty is actually a win for us, for the ROK's and for NK.

That wasn't true decades ago when the ROK's really needed us there for our ability to defend on the ground.

153 posted on 03/09/2018 9:07:08 AM PST by Bruce Campbells Chin
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To: gaijin

Who is that supposed to be?


154 posted on 03/09/2018 9:07:32 AM PST by Crucial
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To: Tea Party Terrorist
"Denuclearize the peninsula and US troops leave as well. A win-win for everybody."

Kim would take that deal in a second and it would be a huge win (for them) and loss (for us). Keep in mind, even before they started this nuclear program in the 90's we had already been there 45 years and there's a reason. Because at the end of hostilities, there was only a cease fire, no peace was declared. They could still be very threatening to our allies in South Korea even without nuclear weapons.

The only way our military leave the peninsula would be when the Korean peninsula is united under a free government run by the people. Only then would we no longer be needed there.
155 posted on 03/09/2018 9:13:17 AM PST by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: gaijin

I like “Call Me Senator” by Zucker.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=1s&v=ixiYZ9DPk8o


156 posted on 03/09/2018 9:14:25 AM PST by Crucial
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To: Thumper1960

And they better have a hamburger waiting for him or no deal!


157 posted on 03/09/2018 9:16:03 AM PST by Crucial
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To: Helicondelta
Kim's best move would be to merge with the South in exchange for his own chaebol to run. He would be as rich as Samsung and not have to worry about feeding people who he obviously does not care about. True, the execution by .50 caliber would go away (at least in public), but that is a small price to pay to insure that he does not get Ceaușescu'd.
158 posted on 03/09/2018 9:40:59 AM PST by jimmygrace
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To: Admin Moderator
Your post #78.

Thanks for the clarification - my error.

159 posted on 03/09/2018 10:09:52 AM PST by Peter Libra
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To: Pravious

I think it gives Chubby Kimchi a level of stature he will use for propaganda purposes...Photo ops with the President of the US, most powerful man in world...He can spin it that his nuclear proliferation pays off...his

He may not have to worry abut re-election, but he is always worried about a coup—why he assassinated his brother, uncle, etc.

That said, I doubt he has read Art of the Deal, and I think Trump will out-maneuver him in any meeting—I just think it would be best to have it somewhere besides NK and with surrogates—at least until all is known of what Kimchi will give up...


160 posted on 03/09/2018 10:31:57 AM PST by Freedom56v2 (#KATE'SWALL Build it Now)
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