06-13-2018, 11:54 AM
(06-13-2018, 11:51 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: The face to face meeting is pretty serious leverage, but my biggest concern is Trump's post meeting statement that they'll be ending drills in Korea and Guam. I'll hold off judgement on what "security guarantees" truly means, but again, this is still substantially more than food aid for an agreement that was already made 2 months ago.
This is what I don't get regarding the "we gave up so much" argument. Both concessions involve zero cost and are completely and almost immediately reversible. They let Kim beat the drum at home and mean nothing outside of that. The endgame is what is important and not giving up too much to get there. As of right now we've given virtual concessions, nothing concrete at all. I'm honestly baffled by the opposing viewpoint on this one.
