The Korean war ended in 1953 with a stalemate.

[Lint Head]

It has taken decades since then of President putting pressure on North Korea for them to finally now, possibly, but doubtfully to come to the table.

Sarah Sanders is a freaking idiot. She talked about three Presidents prior to Trump. I think there have been quite a few Presidents since the Korean War ended.

[FarCenter]

1. There was never a Korean War. It was a "United Nations Police Action"

Or so the Truman Administration asserted.

In the early days of the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman referred to the United States response to the North Korean invasion as a "police action" under the aegis of the United Nations.[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_action

[Lint Head]

2. I realize that. It has been referred to as the Korean War

many decades. And you did so in your reply. The substance of my post is more important then the technicalities.

[FarCenter]

5. But it explains why it ended inconclusively in a stalemate. Before then we had fought wars to win.

[Lint Head]

6. I'm not referring in my post as to why it ended in a stalemate

What I posted was the reason Kim now comes to the table. The racist bigoted sexual predator who loves the murderer Vladimir Putin is no more responsible for Kim coming to the table than Jello is responsible for volcanoes in South America. It's propaganda up and down to say Trump is responsible for this.

[Iggo]

10. My Dad says it sure felt like a war.

[FarCenter]

17. So does my brother-in-law who spent a year there and has a Purple Heart

[Downtown Hound]

18. It was one of the bloodiest wars in all of human history

And the fifth bloodiest conflict America has ever fought. When you consider that it only lasted 3 years, that says a lot.

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. He and his father have been wanting recognition for decades.

A responsible leader puts appropriate conditions on such a thing.

I was almost ready to admit that trumps insane behavour worked in the favor of humans for once, but no, that isnt it at all. Putin is behind all actions here, he is directing both Kim and fuckface traitor.

[Lint Head]

4. Exactly!

[DonViejo]

7. The "War" never ended...

there's an armistice but, NK abandoned it in 2013.

In 2013 North Korea argued that the Armistice was meant to be a transitional measure and that North Korea had made a number of proposals for replacing the armistice with a peace treaty, but the U.S. had not responded in a serious way. It further argued that the Military Armistice Commission and the NNSC had long been effectively dismantled, paralysing the supervisory functions of the Armistice. North Korea believes the annual U.S. and South Korean exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle are provocative and threaten North Korea with nuclear weapons.[58] JoongAng Ilbo reported that U.S. vessels equipped with nuclear weapons were participating in the exercise,[59] and the Pentagon publicly announced that B-52 bombers flown over South Korea were reaffirming the U.S. "nuclear umbrella" for South Korea.[60]

In March 2013, North Korea announced that it was scrapping all non-aggression pacts with South Korea. It also closed the border and closed the direct phone line between the two Koreas.[61] North Korea stated it had the right to make a preemptive nuclear attack.[61] A United Nations spokesman stated that the Armistice Agreement had been adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, and could not be unilaterally dissolved by either North Korea or South Korea.[62] On March 28, 2013, the U.S. sent two B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to South Korea to participate in ongoing military exercises in the region, including the dropping of inert munitions on a South Korean bomb range. This was the first B-2 non-stop, round-trip mission to Korea from the United States.[63] Following this mission, North Korean state media announced that it was readying rockets to be on standby to attack U.S. targets.[64] In May 2013, North Korea offered to enter into negotiations for a peace treaty to replace the armistice agreement.[65][66][67]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Armistice_Agreement

Also:

The Korean War never ended
http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/05/24/armstrong.north.korea/index.html

[Lint Head]

8. This must be nitpicking day. It ended in a stalemate, ceasefire

Currently no one is entering battle with tanks and guns and Rockets. Also the article is an opinion piece.

[DonViejo]

9. Nitpicking occurs when someone maintains their postition is correct, even when presented with

resources, links and documentation of the historical record showing they were incorrect in their assertion.

[Lint Head]

11. You are blinded by nitpicking. The position I am maintaining

is that Trump is not responsible for Kim wanting to come to the table. If you actually read and understood the substance of the post you would know that.
When someone maintains a position of distracting from the point a person is making it shows a lack of understanding.
The last time I checked this was not an English class.

[DonViejo]

12. ...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210336027#post9

And I would now add, has to add insults to their further comments.

Have a GREAT weekend.

[Lint Head]

13. You insulted me. If you can't stand the Heat.

As Truman said.

[DonViejo]

14. Oh, sorry, didn't realize referring to me as "nitpicking" was a compliment. My bad. eom

[Lint Head]

15. I have been called a nit picker. And in some respects I am.

I do not consider that an insult. If you do I apologize I didn't I mean to encroach on your sensibilities.
But to not reply to the meaning of a post is actually hijacking the post. And I feel that's what you did. Again. I apologize if you think that is insulting.
To address my post. Do you think Trump is responsible for Kim wanting to talk to him?

Previous leaders of North Korea have asked for meetings with our President and all refused. For good reason.

[DonViejo]

16. No need to apologize; it's Friday and stuff happens...

I think Russia, China, and SK had a hand in this. But, I don't think there's much difference between Trump and Kim when it comes to ego. Both leaders are the type wanting their underlings to ask "how high?" when those underlings are ordered to "JUMP!" and the underlings are on the way up in the air.