Posted on 08/07/2018 1:37:38 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
US President Donald Trump's top national security adviser has said the relaxation of any sanctions against North Korea was not under consideration as Pyongyang has not taken the necessary steps to denuclearise.
In an interview with US cable channel, Fox News, John Bolton said on Tuesday that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is prepared to return to North Korea for another meeting with its leader, Kim Jong-un.
"What we really need is not more rhetoric," he said. "What we need is performance from North Korea on denuclearisation."
Bolton said the United States has lived up to the Singapore declaration that followed the June 12 summit between Trump and Kim.
"It's just North Korea that has not taken the steps we feel are necessary to denuclearise," he said.
Asked about the possibility of additional meetings, Bolton said Trump in a recent letter to Kim proposed sending Pompeo back to North Korea, and that Trump was ready to meet Kim any time.
The letter was handed to North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho during a summit of Asian foreign ministers in Singapore over the weekend.
During that meeting, Ri complained that the US was acting with "alarming" impatience over the negotiations.
North Korea's nuclear weapons programme has caused international tension for decades and the rhetoric and threats from Kim and Trump had been especially hostile before their June meeting.
Bolton said the "point may well come" when the Trump administration concludes that the North Korean leader is not serious about his promises to denuclearise.
Pressed on how long the US was prepared to wait - amid reports about North Korean plutonium production, missile work and sanctions violations -- Bolton said that depended on a clear showing of North Korean will.
"If they make a strategic decision to give up nuclear weapons, they can do it within a year," he said.
"We are waiting to see evidence that in fact that strategic decision has been made."
Trump has touted his Singapore summit with Kim as a historic breakthrough towards the North's denuclearisation.
I imagine that one of the reasons that the North Korean leader is not serious about his promises to denuclearize could be the North Korean Generals are dragging their feet and Kim’s sister has a stronger position than imagined....
We all knew this was a stall while he built dozens more nukes. Trump had to test this jack ass and he did. 4 weeks ago Pompao went there to get the list of locations and missile manufacturing sites. Kim gave us all the finger. Total failure. We all knew right then. We have NORks surrounded with nuke missile launching subs fully armed. The big call is do we wait for Kim to actually pull the trigger? I say no. The reason is 6 times he has openly threatened us with a nuclear strike. That makes him a clear and present danger. We must protect this nation and take preemptive action. Kim was just bull $hitting us.
I for one am glad it’s not your finger on the button.
This is what happens when you take Al Jazerra without a truckload of salt.
It doesn’t help that the whole world knows there is a shadow government in the US undermining everything that Trump does. They can defy Trump to make him look bad and run out the clock until a Democrat or RINO is back in power.
But they won’t because of the POWER OF THE PEOPLE~!!!
Do you have a couple of sons and daughters you are willing to sacrifice?
No . That is why we need to wipe them out!!
But, but, but, the Q-fanatics said it was all a done deal!!! Q is never wrong!!!
/sarc
If the 65,000 pieces of artillery are still in place and aimed at Seoul, that will be difficult.
“Kim was just bull $hitting us.”
True, but he is also BSing when he threatens nuclear strikes. The only thing that matters to him is holding on to power, and he knows that actually starting a war with us is the quickest way for him to lose it.
I imagine its because they see how the media has treated Trump and the Norks aren't convinced they will be dealing with a Trump administration down the road and might have to deal with the democrats that got Qaddafi killed after he gave up his weapons.
the deal in question was done....... the game is now being played and it appears the Norks are deceitful.
Although your bias is against the President, recall he said several times “we’ll see”
Nk has made a choice. They will have to live, or die, as a result of that choice. Having said that, there’s still time for a positive outcome.
Al-Jazeera makes CNN just minutely a little more credible.
Mayor “there are no sharks here at Amity village!! OPEN THE BEACHES!! “
No sir. Those 65.000 guns can be destroyed in 3 minutes max . Every one of them with very smal; and multiple coordinated tactical nuclear weapons. Maybe 1 minute.
Based on talk and rants? No. If Trump invaded NK right now he would be summarily thrown out of office.
Trump is doing everything right. He is trying to negotiate while also biding his time in case Kim makes a fatal mistake.
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