03-14-2018, 03:33 PM
(03-14-2018, 02:53 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Looks like trump is doing just fine with China. I am interested to see what has compelled NK to sit down now. Will be interesting.
The DPRK has been trying to sit down with our POTUS since it has existed. Every one of our presidents prior to Trump, though, has not wanted to legitimize them with such a meeting. If there are negotiations to be done, which there are, there needs to be many steps before a heads-of-state meeting. That is typically the last step in these scenarios.
Just by granting the meeting, Trump approaches this in a weaker position because he has already given Kim what he wants: legitimacy as a world leader.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
