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CIA chief says Trump aims to 'solve a problem' with North Korea talks
LA Times ^ | March 11, 2018 | Laura King

Posted on 03/11/2018 8:51:26 PM PDT by Innovative

Senior administration officials expressed confidence Sunday that President Trump would not be taken advantage of by North Korea's Kim Jong Un before and during any direct talks, but critics suggested the president's impulsiveness and inexperience could spell disaster if a meeting between the two leaders proceeds as planned.

Trump would be the first sitting U.S. president to hold talks with a North Korean leader if he follows through on the decision Thursday to accept an invitation to meet with Kim. Amid rising tension over Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic programs, the two leaders had exchanged a series of threats and insults in recent months.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: korea; maga; mikepompeo; nevertrumpertrolls; nknukes; nkorea; nobelpeaceprize; northkorea; pyongyang; republicofkorea; trump; trumpasia
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I have faith in Trump.
1 posted on 03/11/2018 8:51:26 PM PDT by Innovative
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if trump brokers a deal with noko to denuclearize, will he receive a nobel peace prize?


2 posted on 03/11/2018 8:57:51 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: Innovative

Director Mike Pompeo on FOX this morning looked like he had joined the Deep State... and was thrilled about it...


3 posted on 03/11/2018 8:58:41 PM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats want to get rid of ICE to 'protect' illegals & to Hell with Americans. - SunkenCiv)
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To: Innovative

the anti-trumpers are absolutely DESPERATE for him to fail ... success for Trump in this matter is far, far worse for these America-haters than having a Nork madman with ballistic nukes that can take out U.S. cities ...


4 posted on 03/11/2018 9:03:20 PM PDT by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Bob434

if trump brokers a deal with noko to denuclearize, will he receive a nobel peace prize?

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You beat me to it. I doubt it. Fat boy might, though.


5 posted on 03/11/2018 9:04:53 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: catnipman

the anti-trumpers are absolutely DESPERATE for him to fail ... success for Trump in this matter is far, far worse for these America-haters than having a Nork madman with ballistic nukes that can take out U.S. cities ...

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That’s a fact. The same goes with the economy or any of his other successes. They are real bastards.


6 posted on 03/11/2018 9:07:19 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Innovative

Pres. Trump has already proven his negotiating abilities on multiple fronts before his presidency, and during.

He knows all the tricks the chubby commie is going to try, and is totally aware of the status of the chubby commie’s self created predicament.

Trump will chew up Little Rocket Man, and spit him out IF in fact such negotiations actually take place.


7 posted on 03/11/2018 9:08:47 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Conservatives seek the truth. Democrats seek the power to dictate what truth is.)
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To: laplata

H->! will get the prize for setting the stage, by losing....


8 posted on 03/11/2018 9:09:00 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

H->! will get the prize for setting the stage, by losing....

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Why not. POSObama got his.


9 posted on 03/11/2018 9:10:27 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: laplata

Deomcrats are often in tbeposiiotn of winning only if america fails. Many people figuring this out, IMO


10 posted on 03/11/2018 9:14:45 PM PDT by morphing libertarian (Build Kate's Wall)
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To: rockinqsranch

I do believe that President Ronald Reagan knew what he was talking about.


11 posted on 03/11/2018 9:15:11 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: Innovative

This is a win/win for Trump. Trump is shown as genuinely doing something about NK and communicating directly to their leader what is at stake.

Worst case — Trump agrees to some sham deal and we lift sanctions and the Norks keep doing what they’re doing. Later we detect this and slap sanctions back on. Not desirable but not that much worse than doing nothing.

Best case - we get Norks to slow down a bit on their nuke program. That’s certainly better than the status quo.

I see no way the Norks completely give up their nukes. But we can hope.


12 posted on 03/11/2018 9:19:57 PM PDT by plain talk
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To me it is a simple thing. Talk to NK and don’t pretend or keep it “hush hush”.

The Democraps keep everything quiet and when it blows up have no answer.

Trump is open book, Libtards cannot handle that.


13 posted on 03/11/2018 9:24:47 PM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
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To: laplata

“That’s a fact. The same goes with the economy or any of his other successes. They are real bastards.”

the leftist fake stream media has got a big problem though if there’s any kind of success with the Norks ... they’ve easily enough ignored all of the Trump’s many domestic successes, but if he pulls off something good with the Norks, the leftist fake stream media knows that there’s no way that they can ignore THAT ... furthermore is totally puts the lie to their incessant propaganda that Trump is incompetent, ignorant, dangerous, and unfit to be President ...


14 posted on 03/11/2018 9:24:47 PM PDT by catnipman ( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Bob434

I say that he should meet with KJU in Oslo, so he can pick up his first Nobel Peace Prize at the same time without having to make a special trip. Then he can come back for the next one for Iran.


15 posted on 03/11/2018 9:29:17 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust Sessions. The Great Awakening is at hand...MAGA!)
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To: Innovative

rumor is that he worked out a frame work for a deal back in November when he had a secret meeting with the leader of Korea hosted by china during Trumps visit to china.


16 posted on 03/11/2018 9:31:32 PM PDT by PCPOET7
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I hope they don’t insult POTUS Trump with an Arafat-0bama Do Nothing prize.


17 posted on 03/11/2018 9:36:24 PM PDT by TigersEye (13 Russian Facebook trolls ... and a Siberian partridge in a Russian Olive tree.)
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To: catnipman

You’re right on.


18 posted on 03/11/2018 10:04:21 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: morphing libertarian

That’s for sure on both points.


19 posted on 03/11/2018 10:06:39 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Innovative

“Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), interviewed on “Meet the Press,” cited the complexity of any talks, which she said were worrying against a backdrop of Trump’s failure to heed the advice of experts on the region.
“What I’m concerned about in these negotiations is we have a State Department that’s just been decimated,” Warren said. “And that really matters, because it means you don’t have the people who understand the economics, who speak the language, who know the history.”

Hey Princess Gray Beaver, not having an “ambassador,” and having a “decimated State Department” is a plus in trying to fix this 1950’s problem. The “experts” you suggest are needed have had three quarters of a century to “fix” the NK problem and we can all see just how “successful” they’ve been!


20 posted on 03/11/2018 10:58:47 PM PDT by vette6387
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