President Trump agrees to meet w N Korea leader Kim Jong-un

to discuss de-nuclearization of NK

Mtg to take place by May

I do not have a problem with this. I don't have a lot of hope for a good outcome, but it never hurts to try, I guess.

flashguy

"Maximum Pressure Policy"

Love it

I'm watching Chris Matthews on MSNBC. Tingles just doesn't know what to say.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...nnouncement-n2459094

South Korea announced Thursday night that North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is “committed” to denuclearization and has expressed his "eagerness to meet with President Trump as soon as possible."

In a brief statement outside the White House, South Korean National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong said President Trump has agreed to meet with Kim Jong Un by May to achieve denuclearization.

The announcement comes after Chung led a South Korean delegation to Pyongyang earlier this week to meet with Kim, the first time since he took power in 2011.

On Tuesday, Chung said North Korea expressed their willingness to give up nuclear weapons and even holding talks with the United States.

"The North side clearly affirmed its commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and said it would have no reason to possess nuclear weapons should the safety of its regime be guaranteed and military threats against North Korea removed," he said.

Trump was cautiously optimistic about the message, writing on Twitter: "Possible progress being made in talks with North Korea. For the first time in many years, a serious effort is being made by all parties concerned. The World is watching and waiting! May be false hope, but the U.S. is ready to go hard in either direction!"

O.K. So rocket boy will meet with Trump. Good.

Now, someone explain to me why so many are so upset with the concept of tariffs.

Seems fair play to me. What's the issue?

RMD

it doesn't matter one whit what Ding Dong Dumb says during the meeting

what matters is what happens after...and I am guessing that Lil' Dick just wants to meet Trump so he can report that he has

but who knows, maybe something good will come of it - perhaps Trump will remind DDD that the US is the only nation to actually use nukes in a war, and it was a winning punch

This is YUGE. Seriously, this is a real triumph for Trump and his no-screwing-around dealings with the NORKS.

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Originally posted by rduckwor:
O.K. So rocket boy will meet with Trump. Good.

Now, someone explain to me why so many are so upset with the concept of tariffs.

Seems fair play to me. What's the issue?

RMD

Think of them as a tax. It's a lot harder to compete with a product when yours is taxed and the other is not. That's the objection anyway from most republicans, that there will be reciprocal tariffs overseas where American goods are being sold. They fear the backlash will do americans more harm than the new tariffs will do good.

Gee, they sound like "cowards." DJT is using this to get negotiations rolling.

And remember, kids- never underestimate the value of leading your adversaries to believe that you might be just a little bit nuts.

Watching CNN right now. They have been reduced to stuttering blather, desperately trying to find a negative spin to this!

Absolutely hilariius!

Hehe, Tucker had an amusing thought...President Trump receiving the Nobel Peace prize for de-nuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. That'd be something for liberals to chew on, eh?

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Originally posted by parabellum:
And remember, kids- never underestimate the value of leading your adversaries to believe that you might be just a little bit nuts.

The thug Sonny Liston was scared of Cassius Clay because he thought Cassius Clay was crazy. Really crazy.

Kim might think that Trump is actually crazy enough to turn N. Korea to shiny glass.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

...President Trump receiving the Nobel Peace prize for de-nuclearizing the Korean Peninsula...

Award it to him right now. Hey, they gave one to the Golden Kenyan.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
And remember, kids- never underestimate the value of leading your adversaries to believe that you might be just a little bit nuts.

Reagan had a little of this working for him. Remember his comments when he didn't know his radio mike was hot. "The bombers are on their way to Russia as we speak" Scared the crap out of everybody especially the Russians.
Of course it was just Reagan's sense of humor.

Reagan was portrayed as a unqualified and dangerous dunce just as Trump is. Reagan knocked the Berlin Wall down. Trump is about to neuter the nuclear nut job in North Korea.

If you can do it, it ain't bragging'. Joe Namath

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Originally posted by Crom:
Watching CNN right now. They have been reduced to stuttering blather, desperately trying to find a negative spin to this!

Absolutely hilariius!

I think the negative spin is that meeting with the President of the United States will give Kim legitimacy. Although the term today might be “Normalize”. Not that I care. Kim is the Crackpot-in-Chief, so he’s the guy we have to deal with. We wouldn’t be in this position if other administrations had dealt with it. At the end of the day, it’s just sour grapes that Trump might have a meeting.

Dan Bongino always impresses - Says Trump was unpredictable and Kim Jong Un blinked.

Trump sent sent out a couple on 'DefCon-One Tweets', and all of the sudden North Korea wants to talk about De-Nuclearization!

Sounds to me like the "meet as soon as possible" line may very well translate to "I am starting to lose positive control of our citizens due to the sanctions and I need to do something quick to remain the supreme ruler of North Korea before our people revolt or I see myself on the wrong side of a coup".

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Originally posted by Spokane228:

I think the negative spin is that meeting with the President of the United States will give Kim legitimacy. Although the term today might be “Normalize”. Not that I care. Kim is the Crackpot-in-Chief, so he’s the guy we have to deal with. We wouldn’t be in this position if other administrations had dealt with it. At the end of the day, it’s just sour grapes that Trump might have a meeting.

Legitimacy? The little nut is testing nuclear weapons and launching ICBMs. Yeah, I'd say he's made himself relevant on the world stage. And he was allowed to do so by past ineffective world leaders. You got it right, any negative spin against Trump here by the left is simply sour grapes.