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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWell, the summit with Kim Jong Un is on again
At least until the end of business this evening at 6PM Eastern time.
Tune in tomorrow for the next exciting episode! Will the summit be canceled again before sunrise on Monday?
Or will it stay on until canceled two days before it is scheduled to begin?
Here's hint--hack into the golfing schedule at Mar-a-Lago on June 12th for a sneak preview to the answer!
Watch Donald Trump join the Axis of Feeble!
dameatball
(7,398 posts)
..if I understand this correctly, Trump wants to make a deal with NK so they will halt their nuclear weapons program and uranium enrichment, without regard to the fact that their nuclear research facilities already blew up?
Honestly, I have always been more worried about NK selling the weapons to others than actually attacking the US. That would be suicide.
Feel free to educate me because I admit to not knowing everything. But I do think I know PR when I see it.
DFW
(54,387 posts)It is the unofficial (probably somewhat loosely translated) transcript of the talk between South Korean President Moon and Kim just before the talks were "on again:"
Moon: Hi, Kim
Kim: Hey there, Moon.
Moon: What are we gonna do about Trump?
Kim: Hell if I know. Is he back on today, or is it off again? I didn't send any more missiles over Japan. I admit, I doubt I fooled anyone except Trump when I claimed to destroy my nuke facility after some jerk scientist blew it up by mistake.
Moon: Well, as far as I can tell, as of three hours ago, it was back on.
Kim: Three hours? With Trump, that's back in the last Ice Age. What did he say within the last ten minutes?
Moon: I don't know. I don't get Fox.
Kim: I don't blame you. Nor does anyone else in their right mind. OK, well, I'm running low on hard currency again, so if you can, slip in the word that we welcome the opportunity, etc. etc. You know the drill. You know what to say. Don't make it look like I'm too eager. In the first place, I'm not. I know what a dork he is.
Moon: No arguments there.
Kim: Second of all, if my generals detect anything they interpret as a sign of weakness on my part, the next rocket we send up will be burning me as part of the solid fuel first stage. I promise you, you don't want that. Compared to them, I'm Gandhi.
Moon: Got it. I'll tell Bolton you are secretly hoping Trump cancels again. That should practically ensure that Trump will not only come, but bring you your own personalized Big Mac as well.
Kim: Hey, I have a weight problem, in case you haven't noticed. Just make it a salad, OK?
Moon: Trump wouldn't understand. Just slip me the burger, and I'll slip you a salad under the table.
Kim: OK, thanks, man. Get back to me when you hear something. We had better break it up soon. If Bolton sees us talking for too long, he'll think we're planning to have Samsung infiltrate the NSA or something.
Moon: They did. About five years ago. I'll tell you all about it next time.
Kim: Can't wait. OK, later.
dameatball
(7,398 posts)thegoose
(3,115 posts)They're gonna play this moron big time. How do other world leaders manage to keep a straight face when this orange blob with the hilarious hair lumbers in and begins speaking in Playskool(tm)?
DFW
(54,387 posts)The EU, Mexico and Canada have been given the idea that there is nothing further to be gained by taking the current US Administration seriously. If we allow this to happen to us again in 2020, they won't have much reason for taking the rest of us seriously, either. That is my bigger worry.
thegoose
(3,115 posts)Shiver...