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Democrats Childishly Resist Trump’s North Korea Efforts
The New York Times ^ | June 6, 2018 | Nicholas Kristof

Posted on 06/07/2018 12:22:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Shock! Horror! President Trump is actually doing something right.

Sadly, Democrats in Congress are responding in a quite Trumpian way: They seem more concerned with undermining him than supporting a peace process with North Korea. They are on the same side as National Security Adviser John Bolton, quietly subverting attempts to pursue peace.

While international security is complicated, here’s a rule of thumb: When you find yourself on the same side as Bolton, go back and re-examine your position.

Sure, we all wish that Trump treated Justin Trudeau or Angela Merkel with the respect that he now shows Kim Jong-un. Yes, it seems that Trump has been played by Kim. Yet another way of putting it is that Trump is finally investing in the kind of diplomatic engagement that he used to denounce, and that we should all applaud.

Trump’s newfound pragmatism is infinitely preferable to the threat of nuclear war that used to hang over all of us, so it’s mystifying to see Democrats carping about any possible North Korea deal....

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: congress; democrats; korea; nknukes; northkorea; singaporesummit; tds; trump; trumpasia

1 posted on 06/07/2018 12:22:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

In the NYT?.............


2 posted on 06/07/2018 12:23:59 PM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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Trump has made complex business deals all over the world but gets played by little Kim, what a State of Delusion these people live in.


3 posted on 06/07/2018 12:26:41 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Red Badger

It’s a stopped clock thing.


4 posted on 06/07/2018 12:29:05 PM PDT by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm using my wife's account.)
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To: robroys woman

Yeah, well theirs is a hourglass...............


5 posted on 06/07/2018 12:30:09 PM PDT by Red Badger (When Obama and VJ go to prison for treason, will Roseanne get her show back?...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Nicholas Kristof, another New York Capo for Communism.


6 posted on 06/07/2018 12:34:04 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Red Badger

Relax, thus is not a complementary article on our president.


7 posted on 06/07/2018 12:39:08 PM PDT by billyboy15
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To: billyboy15; Red Badger

“Relax, thus is not a complementary article on our president.”

Yep. It’s a dig at Bolton and “Trumpian” things.


8 posted on 06/07/2018 12:49:58 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: gibsonguy
Look, The Onion is now a more reliable source of news than the Establishment Media. Help me!
9 posted on 06/07/2018 1:23:32 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Just how has Trump been played by Kim?.


10 posted on 06/07/2018 1:35:59 PM PDT by TexasM1A
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Sadly, Democrats in Congress are responding in a quite Trumpian way”

Kristof insists on demonstrating his own childishness.


11 posted on 06/07/2018 3:16:23 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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