02-28-2019, 12:00 PM
(02-28-2019, 11:53 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Well, yeah. That's a no brainer and what people critical of these two meetings have been saying all along. That's why we've been saying they were a fool's errand and did nothing but benefit Kim Jong Un by making him look more legitimate while we get nothing in return (at best). Anyone who thinks DPRK is going to give up their nuclear program is lying to themselves.
I keep seeing this argument, that trump meeting with his "legitimizes" Kim. I don't see the logic of this argument. The Kim family has ruled N. Korea for decades. No one disputes that they are the government of N. Korea. No one is unaware that N. Korea is a batshit crazy country. Trump, or any POTUS, meeting with him doesn't change any of these things. N. Korea's standing in the world is exactly what is was during Obama's presidency.
