McCain: Trump halting Korean military exercises a 'bad negotiating tactic'

The Hill ^ | June 14, 2018 | Jordain Carney

[Trump20162020]

GOP Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) blasted the Trump administration's decision to halt military exercises with South Korea as part of the ongoing negotiations with North Korea.

"Suspending U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises is a mistake. Making unnecessary and unreciprocated concessions is not in our interests—and it is a bad negotiating tactic," McCain said in a statement on Thursday.

Trump announced after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the United States will stop “war games” with South Korea “unless and until” negotiations with the North go poorly.

Agence France-Presse reported on Thursday that the Pentagon had “suspended indefinitely” large-scale military exercises with South Korea.

[Lazamataz]

I salute the brave and courageous brain tumor that has, sadly, been infected with malignant John McCain.

[TheConservativeTejano]

Hey, Juan. How about you STFU?

This McStain Rino needs to get his head out of his posterior once in a while.

We need to remind McStain that he has Brain Cancer and that he will not be on this earth too much longer.

[Da Coyote]

Mc*sshole is a dead cretin talking.
May the location of his grave be widely known, visited, and shat upon.

[Political Junkie Too]

I heard others say that it was good practice for both sides to "suspend" war preparedness while negotiating a peace treaty. It would be disingenuous to deal for peace while planning for war.

Besides, wargames can always be restarted pretty quickly.

-PJ

[Vaduz]

Advice from a guy who crashed 3 planes and set his ship on fire.

[petitfour]

He’s obviously faking his slow death.

[microgood]

Translation: I still hate Donald Trump.

A shame he is spending what little time he has left on political slams. Must not be very close to his family.

[nicollo]

It would be disingenuous to deal for peace while planning for war.

It's actually far simpler:

Trump agreed to halt additional sanctions and maintain current status until next steps. Another military exercise would be an additional form of sanction, therefore in violation of that promise.

[The Iceman Cometh]

So, we get the Norks to dismantle nuke sights, destroy their nuke capabilities and the US taxpayer gets to save money by not doing worthless exercises?

Winning!

[hinckley buzzard]

Says the degenerate who never negotiated anything in his entire public career.

[yesthatjallen]

McCain should have tried that negotiating tactic when he was President.

[Chewbarkah]

McCain’s two lifetime contributions to foreign policy:
1) Helped Obama develop and arm ISIS and al Qaeda in Syria and Iraq. result: Mass death and destruction, Russia gains foothold in ME, international refugee crisis, endless war.
2) Out of personal hurt feelings, fetched a copy of the Steele Dossier, gave to James Wolfe and James Comey, James Wolfe gave it to Ali Watkins, who published it in Buzzfeed. Result: Prevented the US President from conducting foreign policy as Constitution provides, aggravated world tensions, made US-Russia relations intractable.

[PhiloBedo]

Because the songbird is such a good negotiator.

[mort56]

I appreciate his service but what a sad little man. When you are at the end of your life, you might want to be gracious. Then again, it appears it never was in the Senator’s genes. How sad. Safe journey, Senator.

[dirtymac]

and please show me the peace treaties, deals, or anything else that established McCain’s credentials as a negotiator. If not then shut up.

[Vendome]

Amazing. This guy hasn’t been to work in 6 or 7 months and his opinion matters?

[Vic S]

Does he forgets that military accidents that kill 134 people happen during war and war games.

[Peeps47]

The only thing coming out of McCain’s mouth is drool.

[Flaming Conservative]

Look, this guy is either too ill to work, or he’s not. This business of having the strength to spout off and undermine YOUR OWN PARTY’S president, and show up to vote on bills that will stab him in the back, but not be able to get up the strength to show up for work like everyone else, is for the birds. If McCain had any honor, he would either show up for work, or RESIGN. Oh....wait...

[Seaplaner]

Yup, that one.