05-15-2018, 11:46 PM
(05-15-2018, 11:41 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: Yes. North Korea is famous for dangling carrots, then backing away. This has bedeviled many administrations in the past.
I agree about the the Iran Deal influencing things here. After all, it is believed Iran bought much of their equipment for their centrifuge operations from North Korea. While I'm sure they are not BFF's, they do have a relationship and (sometimes?) a common enemy. But more than that, we had more clout on non-proliferation negotiations when Iran was locked into a deal and not... er... proliferating.
Trump's timing on breaking the Iran deal is just bizarre to me. Why not wait to do that until after a deal with North Korea is reached (if one is). My only thought is that it is linked to Israel and growing Iranian influence in Syria, with the turn in that civil war against the opposition.
But I believe that this administration will bend over (perhaps literally) to get a deal down with North Korea. I believe Trump wants and needs a big foreign policy trophy to take home and show the voters for the upcoming elections. Outside of passing the tax cut bill (which many question anyway), what else has the admin and Congress done?
Regulatory cuts is pretty massive. Unleashing ICE is very popular. Rolling back the obama years is also pretty cool. All that’s left is tearing up Michelle’s organic garden lol.
