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Now that Trump has basically tied South Korea's hand behind its back, without telling them...... (Original Post) turbinetree Jun 2018 OP
S. Korea's hands are not tied, they are free to spend on their national defense or increase braddy Jun 2018 #1
They must be so happy our president plans to make money with NK, and likely look the other way. bettyellen Jun 2018 #2
Yepper, spot on............and guess what the daughter and her husband made 80 + million turbinetree Jun 2018 #3
The world will be happy if we can declaw N. Korea and prevent it supplying terrorists braddy Jun 2018 #4
Which is why it's a shame we're nowhere closer to that aim now than we were months ago, yet we gave bettyellen Jun 2018 #5
We are much closer and with no concessions. braddy Jun 2018 #6
oh please, the doc signed is as good as toilet paper. Smoke and mirrors. Japan and SK bettyellen Jun 2018 #7
This was the first step and a big breakthrough, it wasn't the conclusion. braddy Jun 2018 #8
A step where we bribe NK to allow DT to open the country for his business, that's about the only bettyellen Jun 2018 #9
A step to removing Kim from the nuclear armed nations and preventing having to invade him. braddy Jun 2018 #10
Oh you trust Kim to keep promises he hasn't even made? That's interesting! bettyellen Jun 2018 #11
Don't make up nonsense for me and then respond to your nonsense as though I said it. braddy Jun 2018 #12
Honest question: why do you believe that? NickB79 Jun 2018 #13
I'm not "so confident", but I believe that we are seeing presidential aggression on braddy Jun 2018 #14
 

braddy

(3,585 posts)
1. S. Korea's hands are not tied, they are free to spend on their national defense or increase
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 12:13 PM
Jun 2018

the size of their military, or do whatever they want.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
2. They must be so happy our president plans to make money with NK, and likely look the other way.
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 12:52 PM
Jun 2018

Must be a great feeling for all our allies and trade partners this week.

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
3. Yepper, spot on............and guess what the daughter and her husband made 80 + million
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 01:59 PM
Jun 2018

while being in the white house....................and where is the republican controlled congress...................excuse me did you hear or see them say anything, I mean "anything"....................

November 2018 cannot get here fast enough....................register vote, get and vote.....................

 

braddy

(3,585 posts)
4. The world will be happy if we can declaw N. Korea and prevent it supplying terrorists
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 02:26 PM
Jun 2018

nuclear weapons and technology in the future.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
5. Which is why it's a shame we're nowhere closer to that aim now than we were months ago, yet we gave
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 03:33 PM
Jun 2018

them consessions and legitimized their brutal regime.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
7. oh please, the doc signed is as good as toilet paper. Smoke and mirrors. Japan and SK
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 03:51 PM
Jun 2018

Do not deserve this.

 

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)
9. A step where we bribe NK to allow DT to open the country for his business, that's about the only
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 04:11 PM
Jun 2018

new thing that happened. We agreed to overlook their human rights abuses for profit- and our tax money will probably lay the groundwork to promote Trumps business interests there. We both know that’s what DT wants. He wants to be the co-Putin of NK

NickB79

(19,253 posts)
13. Honest question: why do you believe that?
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 04:57 PM
Jun 2018

We've seen both Kim and Trump renege repeatedly on treaties. Neither one can be trusted one bit. Both are expert conmen with no sense of morality. The summit yielded no concrete statements or timelines to denuclearization. And any treaty must go through Congress.

Why are you so confident this is the beginning of something grand? What are the rest of us not seeing?

 

braddy

(3,585 posts)
14. I'm not "so confident", but I believe that we are seeing presidential aggression on
Tue Jun 12, 2018, 05:04 PM
Jun 2018

N. Korea for the first time, Trump is really trying to shake up up this 65 year old GOP/Democratic dance routine and since I think the only alternative left after this is to take out Kim and his nukes, then I am eagerly rooting for non-war success.

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