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To: blueplum
Having done this, Kim Jong Un will now step back and watch what happens. It would see the President being faced with three options over the next few hours and days.

What do people generally feel it will be?

1) He could chose to ignore.

This is in and of itself a tactic. He would have to suppress his propensity and need to tweet out his reaction and thus set in stone US policy on the development. Silence is an option.

2) He could continue to cajole, flatter and appease.

This is proving to have its limits but again, it is an option and we will soon know.

3) He could drop the carrots and return to sticks.

By that, it could be an impulsive tweet really angry at Rocket Boy (for sure he is going to feel some level of embarrassment), or announce some ramping up of sanctions. From there on, it will develop invariably into the usual 'tit for tat' and we will be back where we were in spring of 2018.

Who knows how this will shake out? If one truly grasped the nature of Kim Jong Un, and his family dynasty, this was probably only a matter of time. Or it might be an incremental testing, another in a long series of temper tantrums when they don't get their way, to pre-position additional diplomatic talks in their favor.

18 posted on 04/17/2019 4:37:02 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Gee, all that flattery and ass-kissing and not a single nuclear warhead surrendered...)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

That’s some of the most astute analysis I’ve seen since John Kerry last opened his yap.

I’m just amazed at how intuitive you are.

Do you do this for a living, or are you just gracing us with your incredible insights for free?

Kim will sit back and watch what happens.

Wow. I don’t think any of us could have come up with that. Just incredible. Thanks.

Trump may choose to ignore. Once again, I’m just astounded at how you see things none of the rest of us see.

Trump could continue to cajole, flatter, and appease. Appease? Can you tell me how Trump has acquiesced to the belligerent demands of Kim? By all means, tell us what undue concessions to satisfy the demands of Kim concerning territory, or gifts Trump has provided. Is English your second language, or are you just trying to imply that Trump has acted the part of a novice negotiator, and is flailing at trying to turn Kim into a more reasoned leader?

Ignorance is your strong suit. As far as I can tell, you know less than most people on the forum when it comes to tactics used to move people in our direction.

Trump is going to feel embarrassed? Explain that one. Why should he or would he feel embarrassed? That’s just a nutty notion.

Trump has extended a promise of helping Kim turn his nation around. It was a great tactic to use instead of just threatening him and moving toward military action with no other option once that was done.

You are so wrapped up in insulting and trashing Trump, that you can’t see straight.

Are you just another imbecilic member of the State Department staff, a group of people who haven’t gotten a thing right in the last 60 year or so?

That’s sure what you come off like.

All you do is toss insults from the cheap seats.

Not once have you explained what you would do that would be better than what Trump has been trying.

That’s because there isn’t anything else you can do other than try to reach out peacefully, and then if that doesn’t work, you have to elevate the process.

Just keep chiming in to make a fool of yourself, as you seek to cast Trump as a Neville Chamberlain type character, exclaiming “Peace in Our Time”, which Trump as absolutely no intention of doing.

Kim will have to take tangible actions to destroy his nuclear and missile programs, or Trump will back away and take military action.

You are a fool.


43 posted on 04/17/2019 11:27:38 PM PDT by DoughtyOne
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Who knows how this will shake out?

You certainly have no clue here. Of course given your endless anti-Trump BS rants you've made that inordinately clear.

50 posted on 04/20/2019 12:31:16 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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