[blueplum]

this article is a more accurate representation of what actually went down: ""To give many, many billions of dollars in sanctions relief would in effect put us in a position of subsidising the ongoing development of weapons of mass destruction in North Korea," a senior US administration official said. "

[cba123]

The Vietnamese media was covering the bilateral meeting with Kim pretty heavily.

Let’s see. After Trump left, it looked to me like Kim might be reconsidering.

Maybe.

[pepsionice]

I think Kim walked in and had this list in his mind: (1) US troops leaving S. Korea, (2) economic sanctions totally dropped, (3) US agricultural product delivery to stall off food shortages, and (4) trade deals....ALL on the table. Trump likely said sure...if you put the nukes on the table and end all research/testing. Kim got push-back from his generals...because this whole Trump-landscape is about a North Korean transformation, and the generals would all be giving up a massive amount of their lifestyle.

I suspect by October....another meeting will be held (probably again in Vietnam), and Kim will agree to the Trump proposal. All of this...if it goes through....will mean massive US troop withdrawals from various foreign lands (eventually from Europe as well).

[duckman]

JMHO, I believe the Nork’s are watching our politics and the slams against Prez Trump by the Rats and the media. They may be waiting to see what happens in the 2020 election to see if they have a Rat Prez to deal with. In other words back to dealing with a Zero type of Prez. Just sayin’

[bert]

Kim resisted

Trump walked

Kim lost international face