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North Korea is acting up because Trump has it cornered
The Washington Post ^ | May 18, 2018 | Marc A. Thiessen

Posted on 05/18/2018 8:04:01 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

North Korea’s recent temper tantrum over U.S.-South Korean military exercises and its threat to pull out of its upcoming summit with President Trump are signs that Trump’s North Korea strategy is working.

Over the past several months, Trump has boxed in Kim Jong Un. First, he ramped up economic pressure on Pyongyang while making clear that, unlike his predecessors, he was willing to take military action. Yet when Kim offered to meet face-to-face, Trump shocked everyone (probably including Kim) by reportedly accepting on the spot. Instead of rejecting the offer, or using it as a bargaining chip to elicit concessions, Trump said “yes” and put the two nations on a faster track to nuclear negotiations than anyone had anticipated.

Then, the president began shaping the parameters of an agreement — starting with making clear what kind of deal he would not cut. The North Koreans want a nuclear deal like the one President Barack Obama gave to Iran: sanctions relief up front, billions of dollars in cash, a weak inspection regime and sunset clauses on the back end. By withdrawing from the Iran deal last week, Trump sent Pyongyang a crystal-clear message: I don’t cut deals like that.....

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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: china; korea; nknukes; singaporesummit; trump; trumpasia

1 posted on 05/18/2018 8:04:01 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It wasn’t ‘North Korea’s’ temper tantrum. It was Kim being Kim. He’s mental. Absolutely certifiable.


2 posted on 05/18/2018 8:10:25 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Love our President. Too bad he has to bear the brunt of all the weak Presidents before him. We may not get out of this without serious happenings, but finally we have a leader who will face the music and stop this merry go round of indecision. N. Korea must realize their consequences will be greater than our consequences, however the chips may fall.


3 posted on 05/18/2018 8:10:33 AM PDT by kiltie65
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I have to think Bolton’s comment was part of the plan. It’s like “If you try to work with us, it still may not turn out well for your regime. You want to see how things work out when you don’t work with us?”


4 posted on 05/18/2018 8:14:28 AM PDT by scottinoc
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To: scottinoc
I have to think Bolton’s comment was part of the plan

I have zero doubt about that. I don't listen to the media children who purposely spread lies an rumors about a WH is disarray or some other such nonsense.

5 posted on 05/18/2018 8:17:04 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: scottinoc

It is a miracle the Washington Post got it mostly right


6 posted on 05/18/2018 8:18:06 AM PDT by pasr (You are crazy,,,,,,,,,,3)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Holy crap. Is there a blizzard in Hell or something? This is an excellent analysis from the Post.


7 posted on 05/18/2018 8:18:17 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Democracy: The cliff's edge of Marxism)
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To: Jack Hammer
"It wasn’t ‘North Korea’s’ temper tantrum. It was Kim being Kim. He’s mental. Absolutely certifiable."

There is also the problem of the brainwashed, starved, ignorant, backward people the Kim's have cultivated for the last half a century. Facts mean nothing to a people so backward they insist after watching a surgical procedure by medical doctors that Dear Leader healed the patient in question. I don't envy the government of South Korea. The entire population of North Korea is mental.

8 posted on 05/18/2018 8:18:44 AM PDT by redhead (PRAYfor little ones in pedo pipeline: human livestock, raped, tortured, and often sacrificed.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This from theWapoi? I think the sun just imploded.


9 posted on 05/18/2018 8:21:57 AM PDT by JustaCowgirl (Until no one is above the law; there is no law.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

WaPo?.................


10 posted on 05/18/2018 8:25:21 AM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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To: redhead

At least that population has the legitimate excuse that malnutrition due to a steady diet of tree bark and rats weakens the mind.

Kim ruthlessly exploits his own people to stay in power.


11 posted on 05/18/2018 8:27:33 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Red Badger

Face
Kim lost face


12 posted on 05/18/2018 8:28:16 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Greetings Jacques. The revolution is coming))
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To: bert

I don’t doubt that Putin is pulling some strings...................


13 posted on 05/18/2018 8:31:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (Remember all the great work Obama did for the black community?.............. Me neither.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This guy works for the Post? He’s probably packing up his desk right now.


14 posted on 05/18/2018 8:39:32 AM PDT by Dave911
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To: pasr
"It is a miracle the Washington Post got it mostly right"

Actually, it's written by Marc Thiessan - I think he's a regular on Fox News. That's probably why it's pretty balanced.

15 posted on 05/18/2018 8:40:03 AM PDT by jackibutterfly (It' funny (NOT ha! ha!). We dehumanize humans and humanize animals.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The media should just shut up.


16 posted on 05/18/2018 8:47:29 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hey, Rocket Man: This is not your father's US President


17 posted on 05/18/2018 8:52:09 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Wonderful theory, wrong species)
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To: Sacajaweau

I suspect that Obama and the MSM are pulling some strings.


18 posted on 05/18/2018 8:56:58 AM PDT by Gator113 ( ~~Trump 2020~~)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yep - twisted Kim’s nipples until he grimaced and let him know the gonads are next.....Kim’s move.


19 posted on 05/18/2018 9:37:15 AM PDT by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Holy crap. Is there a blizzard in Hell or something? This is an excellent analysis from the Post.

It's an opinion piece by Marc Thiessen, a conservative. Do yourself a favor and take a look at a couple pages of the comments over at Wapo. The Trump derangement is alive and well with the MSM bubble crowd over there. They are as confident in their belief that Trump is an idiot and is being played by Kim, as they were that Trump had no chance of being elected. I can't wait for the mid terms, just to watch their meltdowns again.
20 posted on 05/18/2018 10:24:50 AM PDT by rickomatic
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