sherpa Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 The only rational thing to do. Clearly, NK was not serious about ending it's offensive nuclear program. Meeting with this clown, at this stage, would have produced nothing except some ill-conceived credibility for their leadership. Both NK and China needed to be sent a message that the rest of world is not interested in theatrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 18 minutes ago, sherpa said: The only rational thing to do. Clearly, NK was not serious about ending it's offensive nuclear program. Meeting with this clown, at this stage, would have produced nothing except some ill-conceived credibility for their leadership. Both NK and China needed to be sent a message that the rest of world is not interested in theatrics. you speak so boldly for a schmoe who is on a political board of a mediocre football franchise are you a PhD from Harvard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 1 minute ago, row_33 said: you speak so boldly for a schmoe who is on a political board of a mediocre football franchise are you a PhD from Harvard? It wouldn't matter if I was. A doctorate from Harvard grants no prescience regarding North Korea, that regime or their intent. Anybody with any common sense and knowledge of the history of the Kim family regime knows this wasn't going to produce desired results. It was a show. Sometimes a show can lead to more productive opportunities, but this wasn't going anywhere and looks like little more than an attempt for little Kim to get his face in the serious international media for a few weeks. We are going to come much closer to the brink before this is resolved, but it is, to use a Bills' phrase, a process. 1 minute ago, row_33 said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Not surprising. Same old North Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Not surprising. Same old North Korea. The difference is that we aren't the same old United States. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said: (Notice the letter tacitly admits - or strongly implies at least - that Trump and Kim have been communicating by phone... something we've discussed before. It's an information war, nothing is as it seems by design.) that letter sounds like a 7th grader wrote it..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 1 minute ago, B-Large said: that letter sounds like a 7th grader wrote it..... A little long-winded for a 7th grader. Definitely has some juvenile stylistic elements to it, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 what a great signature, and he takes 40 seconds to sign it with a Cross felt-tip mostly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Just now, DC Tom said: A little long-winded for a 7th grader. Definitely has some juvenile stylistic elements to it, though. One tailors their writing to the recipient. I'm sure that much thought went into the letter so that it conveyed exactly what the administration wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Large Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, DC Tom said: A little long-winded for a 7th grader. Definitely has some juvenile stylistic elements to it, though. I'll give him credit for penning his own communications I guess.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 I loved that letter... "it's not us, it's you". Now, it is China's move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, B-Large said: I'll give him credit for penning his own communications I guess.... I wonder how it reads translated into Korean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 30 minutes ago, DC Tom said: I wonder how it reads translated into Korean. Get rid of your nukes or prepare to be the New Korean Mountains of Mongolia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 18 minutes ago, 3rdnlng said: Get rid of your nukes or prepare to be the New Korean Mountains of Mongolia. the cinders will bounce for 1,000 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Now Trump should SEVERELY threaten publicly that the US and their allies are coming in any day now to obliterate NK off the planet. Let’s see how fast little rocket man comes back to the table. First thing Trump said is that his military is ready....... next action is to say he will use it. The art of the deal is about to close on NK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 https://mobile.twitter.com/business/status/999780866967703558 theater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbuff Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 13 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: https://mobile.twitter.com/business/status/999780866967703558 theater. Enough is enough with NK. Either the world gets on board with the obliteration of NK or they get left behind. The games have been played with that country for generations. Time to end it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 46 minutes ago, njbuff said: Now Trump should SEVERELY threaten publicly that the US and their allies are coming in any day now to obliterate NK off the planet. Let’s see how fast little rocket man comes back to the table. First thing Trump said is that his military is ready....... next action is to say he will use it. The art of the deal is about to close on NK. just one problem What Will China Do if the U.S. Attacks North Korea? If the U.S. attacks North Korea first, even with the excuse of North Korea’s nuclear weapons development, China is obliged to defend North Korea for two reasons. If North Korea attacks the U.S. first, the U.S. has the right to attack the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (D.P.R.K.) in retaliation. http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-will-china-do-if-us-attacks-north-korea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickly Pete Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: https://mobile.twitter.com/business/status/999780866967703558 theater. I'm thinking the end game is to give Trump more prominence in the process, so no one will be able to claim "Well, it was China that deserves the credit, not Trump". And to milk it for the mid-terms. Edited May 24, 2018 by OJABBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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