Kim’s playbook was based on the North Vietnam-South Vietnam scenario - “peace talks” lead to U.S. agreement to remove U.S. forces from South Korea; leading to international money/investment leaving South Korea; leading to economic collapse of South Korea and when the last U.S. troop ship and helicopter departs South Korea the North invades, needing them only conventional arms. I am not “selling” that. That is what Kim is/was thinking.
I guess he ignored that folks like Bolton and Pompeo know that playbook too and aren’t buying it.
Kim is thinking he can get things he wants while giving up nothing and continue the nuclear blackmail as his “or else” condition.
I am hoping and praying that Trump says “go ahead”, play your “or else”, you’ll lose everything.
Fully agreed, and very well stated, sir (or ‘ma’am!)