Lindsey Graham to Trump: Make North Korea Choose Between ‘Death or Condos’

The Atlantic ^ | October 4, 2018 | Uri Friedman

[melsec]

You have to look at Trumps quite different sense of humour to get him. I don’t think he “fell in Love” with Kim Jon Un but I think he wants to drive the left nuts showing that he can get things done that they couldn’t dream of with his ability to be friendly with people of power. He understands these people as he really has had power all of his life and is comfortable with using it anyway he sees fit to get the deal done.

[gogeo]

Ah, he can play bad cop if he wants.

I think that's all it is.

[LeeClementineKenny]

We have to make concessions as well if we want North Korea to denuclearize. We have to be willing to accept signing a peace treaty and withdrawing our troops in the end to get everything we want from North Korea. There’s no reason not to believe North Korea will denuclearize and stop their aggressive actions if they don’t feel threatened, but it’s ridiculous to think they will give up their only deterrent for anything other than security assurances that can’t be easily reversed by a new president.

You can’t give them aid and expect them to disarm when they still see us as the same threat. There are too many people who want NK to meet unrealistic demands, while taking too much off the table in negotiations under any condition. If NK ceases to be a threat to the US, I don’t care about their internal politics or problems. That’s not our fight.

[UKrepublican]

I don’t deny that - but it shows how stupid Grahams statement was.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Linda’s sudden shift is troubling.

Something is not right.

I don’t believe for a second she’s sincere.

[tomkat]

Again, different topic.

Who cares ?
Still true, imho.

I've been here a long time, and a goodly portion of threads on FR start off in one place and end up in the tall weeds over yonder.
Doesn't negate the good (if off-topic) points made therein, nor does it get the threads nuked or the veer-er on the mods' sh!tlist.

Lindsey's spinal re-discovery gave great momentum to our side in this fiasco. Whether it lasts remains to be seen, but for the moment it's helpful.

[pepsi_junkie]

There we go, McCain’s war-loving spirit does still have a home in Lindsey.

[No Socialist]

“Graham needs to keep his mouth shut.”

I agree. Some of his comments are over the top. He is going to get crucified by the media, which will send him back to stabbing republicans in the back so the media likes him again.

He’s going to say something really stupid.