Donald Trump becomes the first US president to meet a North Korean leader

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by Photek » Wed May 16, 2018 1:19 pm

It was because of John Bolton.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44134910

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PostRe: Donald Trump to meet Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12th June - Update, NK cancels talks with SK :fp:
by Squinty » Wed May 16, 2018 1:20 pm

Moggy wrote:
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Ad7 wrote:The best diplomacy


The greatest.


Diplomacy worthy of a peace prize.


I'm not sure about the necessity of having a military exercise when you are negotiating peace with someone who doesn't like having these types of things near him.

Doesn't seem like the best timing.

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by NickSCFC » Wed May 16, 2018 1:26 pm

Photek wrote:It was because of John Bolton.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44134910


Follow Saddam and Gadaffi, great diplomacy there :lol: :fp:

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PostRe: Donald Trump to meet Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12th June - Update, NK cancels talks with SK :fp:
by Harry Ola » Thu May 24, 2018 3:03 pm

Not anymore. Donny's pulled out.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-44242558


I hope they've not had too many of these made ...

twitter.com/BillKristol/status/998908385566261248


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by Alvin Flummux » Fri May 25, 2018 12:29 am

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PostRe: Donald Trump to meet Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12th June - Update, NK cancels talks with SK :fp:
by Harry Ola » Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:44 am

So ….

1. The United States and the DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] commit to establish new US-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.

2. The United States and the DPRK will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.

3. Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panmunjom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.

4. The United States and the DPRK commit to recovering POW/MIA remains including the immediate repatriation of those already identified.

So the whole denuclearisation sounds quite exciting, until you remember NK had already signed up to this with the South back in April. Donnie's basically got nothing out of this.

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PostRe: Donald Trump to meet Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12th June - Update, NK cancels talks with SK :fp:
by Harry Ola » Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:52 am

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PostRe: Donald Trump to meet Kim Jong-un in Singapore on 12th June - Update, NK cancels talks with SK :fp:
by KK » Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:01 am

This is a momentous happening but whether it actually means anything is another matter.

But credit where it’s due, it happened.

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by Harry Ola » Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:04 am

twitter.com/McFaul/status/1006426024962244608




If this is all there is, this is not going to play well.

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by Harry Ola » Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:07 am

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PostRe: Donald Trump becomes the first US president to meet a North Korean leader
by KK » Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:10 am

Interesting observation on Sky: the Russian media somehow have details (and of the next planned get together) way ahead of any other media outlet.

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PostRe: Donald Trump becomes the first US president to meet a North Korean leader
by Rex Kramer » Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:13 am

He wants to go down in history for something unprecedented and sorting out the Korean issue could be the thing. But it's obviously being back channelled by the Russians.

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PostRe: Donald Trump becomes the first US president to meet a North Korean leader
by Harry Ola » Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:20 am

BBC Dad not impressed so far …

twitter.com/Robert_E_Kelly/status/1006428599644086272


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PostRe: Donald Trump becomes the first US president to meet a North Korean leader
by Moggy » Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:44 am

It’s very telling that Trump gets on better with the dictator of North Korea then he does with the Prime Minister of Canada. :lol:

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PostRe: Donald Trump becomes the first US president to meet a North Korean leader
by Hypes » Tue Jun 12, 2018 8:52 am

Just wait until Canada get nukes eh

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by Moggy » Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:10 am

Hyperion wrote:Just wait until Canada get nukes eh


They will be the politest nukes in history, just before they vaporise Washington DC, the nukes will be apologising for the mess.

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PostRe: Donald Trump becomes the first US president to meet a North Korean leader
by Parksey » Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:13 am

To be fair to Trump, didn't he just this was a "get to know you" sort of meeting and he didn't know what it would accomplish? Presumably it's the start of something rather than an end result. Of course, Trump will probably now present it as having achieved something.

The truth is always in what North Korea does, not what it says. We'll see how much they want to honour this vague agreement over the coming months and year or so.

I can't help but feel it's propaganda for both sides. I have a feeling Trump is doing it for himself - he can bask in being this great Peacemaker in one of the world's oldest conflicts and solving one of the Western World's big problems. Kim's offered to meet three or four US presidents and they've all declined; I have a feeling Trump accepted so it's him in the photos and him in the history books if it goes well. He just wants to "win".

The problem is, North Korea can use this too. Lol how powerful their country is, how respected their great leader is. Demanding a meeting with the President and getting it. Look at him on the International stage, getting asked for selfies and shouts of "I love you, Kim". They can say they are now sitting at the top table, and dictating what other countries do.

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by Harry Ola » Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:42 am

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PostRe: Donald Trump becomes the first US president to meet a North Korean leader
by Rax » Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:47 am

So all it has really done is weaken relations with his strongest ally in the region? And all he gets is a photo op out of it? strawberry floating hell, this is incredible, you literally could not make it up.

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PostRe: Donald Trump becomes the first US president to meet a North Korean leader
by Lex-Man » Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:57 am

I really hope this doesn't boast his popularity, he's basically gotten nothing out of this meeting.

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