"If you look at it, Obama said that N. Korea needed to get rid of their nuclear weapons in 2010, so this is just the culmination of HIS policies. Drumpf had NOTHING to do with it!!!!"
Posted on 03/06/2018 6:26:27 AM PST by mandaladon
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has told South Korean envoys that his country is willing to begin negotiations with the United States on abandoning its nuclear weapons and that it would suspend all nuclear and missile tests while it is engaged in such talks, South Korean officials said on Tuesday.
During the envoys’ two-day visit to Pyongyang, the North’s capital, which ended on Tuesday, the two Koreas also agreed to hold a summit meeting between Mr. Kim and President Moon Jae-in of South Korea on the countries’ border in late April, Mr. Moon’s office said in a statement.
“The North Korean side clearly stated its willingness to denuclearize,” the statement said. “It made it clear that it would have no reason to keep nuclear weapons if the military threat to the North was eliminated and its security guaranteed.”
If the statement is corroborated by North Korea, it would be the first time Mr. Kim has indicated that his government is willing to discuss giving up nuclear weapons in return for security guarantees from the United States. Until now, North Korea has said its nuclear weapons were not for bargaining away.
“The North expressed its willingness to hold a heartfelt dialogue with the United States on the issues of denuclearization and normalizing relations with the United States,” the statement said. “It made it clear that while dialogue is continuing, it will not attempt any strategic provocations, such as nuclear and ballistic missile tests.”
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Winning!
Trust, but verify.
I’m sure Obama would be credited.
Great concept but I don’t think we should place too much faith in this:
if we do, Trump will then be responsible for the actual disarmament execution.
North Korea has made a decades-long ruse of talking in general terms about this with absolutely no sincerity at all.
I smell a setup.
Hummmm? Too many North Koreans saw the standards of living in the South during the Olympics.
I heaard there was a bridge for sale in NYC...
...if South Korea drives out U.S. armed forces. Kim Jong-hoax.
I think Kim is hoping that Trump will send Obama and his team to negotiate an Iran type deal - 100 billion plus a few billion in cash on the side all front ended and a ironclad guarantee he can add to his nuke inventory in 10 years. What could possibly go wrong with a deal like that!!
One newscast said NK was willing to put weapons systems development on hold. On hold until they get what they want...again.
Those that forget history are bound to repeat it.
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome.
Here we go again!
The comments there are funny. Can’t give Trump credit—and failing!
MAGA!!!!
It’s a TRICK! to get more wealth transferred to NORK’s leadership.
no, grasshopper. they are not.
I call BS
This is the biggest scam in the world. This is an extension of the tell the people what they want to hear and they never question what they say. This is the equal of Cuba telling the US, give up your nukes and we will make good with you. You know Cuba, the country that wanted the Ruskies to nuke the US in 62, when the had Ruskie Nukes on the island.
They might get the first two, but not the last one this time.
The NYT, which habitually infers that our president is a pathological liar, immediately and unquestioningly accepts the word of a murdering dictator.
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