straightUp wrote:
1. he hasn't HAD the "historic" meeting yet...
2. There's no agenda for it so I don't know what makes it "historic" other than it being the first time a North Korean leader invited a U.S. president to a meeting. I guess we can lavish Trump with praise for accepting the invitation. Otherwise, the real issues... (end of war, unification, nuclear disarmament) these have already worked out with SK and with the help of China, all that's left for Trump to be involved with are the photo-ops. Sometimes, presidents just get lucky when good things happen on their watch because it makes them look good.
3. No, I don't give him ANY credit for bringing NOKO and SOKO together because I've been watching the whole thing unfold for about two years now and it's pretty clear where the credit goes. It goes to the Asian leaders that have been working for a long time toward this goal, not some Johnny-Come-Lately with a Twitter account and a belligerent attitude. Trump is no more deserving than I am for having expressed my own opinion about North Korea.
4. The 3 American hostages... As much as I hate Pompeo, I'll give him credit for negotiating the release of those three prisoners and because Trump sent him, I suppose Trump get's that credit. I can't help but assume that negotiations with North Korea are infinitely easier now that NK wants to integrate with the global markets than they have been in the past, so I won't make comparisons to previous administrations, but yes... it was good to see these Americans come home and I'll give Trump a smiley face for that one.
1. he hasn't HAD the "historic" meeting ... (
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Nobody has gotten this far. And I know you guys are as cynical as you can get when it comes to our President, but so far he's gotten further than any Prez in the past. Go Trump!