CNN =Fake News
Good cop/Bad cop?
Bolton playing his “bad cop” role?
The “Libyan model” was working just fine, until the “Arab spring” apostasy, encouraged by the Obama regime, caused the downfall and removal with extreme prejudice of the Libyan dictator.
Not in the action itself, but in subsequent severely punitive follow-up diplomatic moves, did the end to Gaddifi actually come.
Kim Jong Un stands a good chance to both giving up his nuclear ambitions, and retaining power after the fact, so long as no internal coup is mounted against him. Of course, should a coup happen, it may have come whether he gave up nuclear threats or not. But not at the encouragement of the Trump Administration.
Trump is good negotiator. Good cop/bad cop is often used in business as negotiating tactic. For example, your car salesmen supposedly going in back room to argue with boss about the price of your car.
If talking to Kim isn't pointless, then what is the point?
Allahpundit is so yesterday.
The State Department is near the deep end of the swamp, and needs a major draining.
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Bolton was referring to dismantling process not assassination.
How does Bolton’s CFR membership play into this?
Rudy Giuliani is Trumps ‘Russia Collusion’ lawyer- why are they asking him anything about Korea, and - more important - WHY IS HE ANSWERING???
Trump should order him to STFU and stay off of the news channels.
Since Trump didn’t fire Bolton and the NK talks are going forward, this discussion is POINTLESS!!!
The Left trying to smear Bolton as they always have, for in international affairs he has never been one of them nor feigned “bi-partisanship” with them.
Bolton has always stood out because he has never been conned by “Liberals” into agreeing with what has actually come from the Left.
By the Left I do not mean the historic traditional Liberals as was maybe last only seen with JFK.
Using Johnson and the war in Vietnam as the “cause” the Left cowed, subverted, conned and overcame the “Liberals” among the Democrats, increasingly from the 1960s. Obama was their ultimate Marxist victory dance, over the Democratic Pary.
The fools at CNN aren’t capable of grasping the Libyan model is what is being negotiated here. Duh!
This wasn’t a deal killer. It was the deal dumb asses.
Interesting that he opens with a flat-out denial of the existence of anti-Bolton Trump supporters who knew Bolton’s appointment would be a very temporary thing from the get-go.
Denuclearization should be a non negotiable item. They have to give up the nukes.
FReepers pay more attention to CNN than almost any other group. Viewership numbers show CNN is becoming increasingly irrelevant as each day passes ...
But I doubt very seriously that John Bolton was trying to accomplish what CNN, or Allahpundit as it sounds he too, claims was Bolton's reason.
Its important to note that Bolton has been sidelined for the US-NK summit, so my guess is the tension between Bolton and Pompeo is real.
Bolton’s got enemies. He needs to stay behind the scene and watch his tongue. Give his best advice and let the boss take the heat if his advice is rejected.