Trump: We will have relations with North Korea

https://thehill.com/policy/international/5133443-trump-promises-us-north-korea-relations/

Posted by aWhiteWildLion

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  3. The first Trump administration upheld and increased economic sanctions, using them to pressure Pyongyang into making concessions, even while it eschewed direct military action. In the end, Trump’s approach to North Korea veered between high-stakes negotiations and coercive pressure.

    Since the breakdown of talks during Trump’s first term, North Korea has undergone major changes. Pyongyang has developed its nuclear and missile capabilities, established closer ties with Moscow and Beijing, increased its economic resilience against sanctions, and taken a more assertive stance in rejecting denuclearisation talks while pursuing military modernisation.

  7. Yes, we’ve seen the love letters. He’s so gullible it’s laughable. 

  9. This is meaningless like the first go around. It accomplished nothing.  If anything is likely to happen NK will manipulate Trump to decline American interests in South Korea.  They are not dumb enough to give up their nukes.

    The only argument I can see about this would be to normalize relations and lower the threat by not being as adversarial. Plus would it have the effect of reducing one of the spoke and wheel military bases we are using building to spread our military resources to keep China contained.

    I suspect this is just a show lacking anything substative like the first time.

  10. I’m struggling with understanding what the strategy is with attacking and weakening our allies but trying reapproachment with one of the most repressive states out there. 

    It truly makes no sense. 

  11. Big, beautiful relations! With tears in everyone’s eyes! Nothing you can do, folks.

  12. ….cool?

    It’s just sorta pointless because last time they still went back to doing exactly what they wanted to during Trump’s administration.

    But hey, Trump spend ALL your time on this please.

  13. Awesome! Become enemies with Canada and friends with North Korea. Top marks for global strategy.

  14. So he wants to anger our longest allies, but befriend our enemies, we live in a world of opposite realities

  16. Trump: I’ll change the name of the Big Mac, by the pain au chocolat!

  19. Let’s destroy the relations with all nations and then establish relations with North Korea. I’m not saying no to the latter part though. 

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