06-12-2018, 11:42 AM
(06-12-2018, 11:32 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: What exactly did Trump "give up" other than canceling a military exercise? A symbolic gesture that costs us nothing. We literally gave away nothing, as in not a thing. This process wasn't going to take place over one night, if it's to be done correctly it's going to take some time. Seriously the predictable whinging on this, and other, boards on this subject is nauseating.
In all seriousness, one reason that we have not had POTUS meet with a Kim until this point is because it is a public win for them. It legitimizes their place as a world leader. By giving Kim that without any guarantees does take away leverage, because that alone is a win for them. We can debate until we're blue in the face whether doing so was smart, but this summit was a win for Kim on the world stage more than anyone else.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
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"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
