02-28-2019, 02:14 PM
(02-28-2019, 01:04 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Walk me through it. An impact to who? I could see the citizens of NK but they are probably told a bunch of BS anyway. Who are the people/countries who are now thinking, "Trump met with him? Wow this dude's legit."? It's like wonks have their own language that nobody else pays attention to. "This means this, and this means that" and the rest of the world goes on thinking this dude is still a crazy bastard.
Look at it from South Korea's point of view. They have always depended on the US as a 100% ally. Now they may be thinking Trump will sell out their security in order to make himself look good for cutting a deal with NK. So now SK may be looking at options of allying with other countries in the region instead of just depending on the US.
I am not really an expert in the politics of that region, but I know the experts have been warning about legitimizing the NK government. I think it is probably them having a better understanding of the situation than laymen like us knowing more than them.
BTW I have to say I prefer Trump walking away instead of entering a bad deal just to make himself look like the great peacemaker.
