McConnell: US 'Must Be Prepared' To Reinstate 'Maximum Pressure' On NK

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By Matt Shuham | June 12, 2018 10:21 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday congratulated President Donald Trump on the “major step” he took in meeting with North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un in Singapore. But, speaking from the Senate floor, McConnell hedged any optimism about the summit.

“Resolving this 65-year-old international challenge will take a great deal of hard work,” the Senate leader said.

“I support the goals contained in the joint statement, and I remain supportive of the administration’s stated position,” he added, of “complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”

Should North Korea “not prove willing to follow through,” he said, “we and our allies must be prepared to restore the policy of maximum pressure.”

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[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Oh STFU!! nt

[berni_mccoy]

2. Allies?!? This is America, Mitch!

Didn't he read the memo? Oh wait, the White House said "This is America, BITCH!"... same difference.

[Eyeball_Kid]

3. Turtle must be referring to the "allies" whom Trumpy just told to fuck off. n/t

[CentralMass]

4. Your allies are Russia and N.K.

[harun]

7. Not far from the truth

When asked in the press conference about Trump's admiration for Kim considering he murders peoples family's Trump glowed about how "hard of a situation the 26 year old had when he started" and about "how tough he had to be".

Trump loves how in Russia and NK, they don't have to deal with these Press Problems like in the US.

[DownriverDem]

5. F You!

It's been seen that folks don't vote foreign policy issues. They vote domestic issues. Let's hope that is true in November.

[gordianot]

6. Just another Trump orgasmic event.

He wants another Trump tower and a few bargain priced condos in a safe Police State. McConnell will get a cut.

[SergeStorms]

8. Oh, now it's going to take "a lot of hard work"?

I thought president bone spurs had this in the bag with his "instincts"? He's been preparing for this moment his entire life, correct? Bullshit. Complete and utter bullshit.

[bucolic_frolic]

9. Kim is Mitch's kind of guy too!

Link to tweet

Kim killed his half brother using nerve agent. He's executed men by flame thrower and mortar rounds. He's killed much of his own family. He executed his mentor. His people starve; North Korea is a giant prison camp. This is a disgrace. Those who rehabilitate Kim are a disgrace.

[Freethinker65]

10. Wait, Mitch. Why no mention of NK beach real estate and condo and hotel deals?

[bucolic_frolic]

11. BREAKING: Trump says he talked up North Korea's real estate

For those who missed Trump's latest real estate ventures

Link to tweet

BREAKING: Trump says he talked up North Korea's real estate, beachside hotel opportunities in Kim Jong Un meeting.

[Freethinker65]

12. Exactly.

[turbinetree]

13. FUCK YOU asshole.........................your a fucking enabling traitor to the constitution

and to South Korea, your guy, asshole sold out South Korea...................a ally............

[progree]

14. "complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."

Mitch McConnell: “I support the goals contained in the joint statement, and I remain supportive of the administration’s stated position,” he added, of “complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”

Just to clarify, there wasn't anything like that said at the Summit or agreed to or in the joint statement or any of that, just "to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula"

Work work work.

Or did I miss something?

[progree]

15. Did I miss something? Apparently not

By Trump's own yardstick, NKorea pact falls flat, AP, 6/12/18

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142081768

For months, Trump has been railing against presidents past, accusing them of an inexcusable failure to solve the nuclear threat emanating from the North. On Tuesday, he patted himself on the back for signing a "comprehensive" pact with Kim paving a path toward denuclearization, but the contours appeared far weaker than even his predecessors' failed deals.

... There was irony in the fact that Trump and Kim made direct reference in their agreement to the so-called Panmunjom Declaration between Moon and Kim, with its weak, reheated commitment to denuclearization that lacked specifics at how the rivals would get there. Similarly, there was nothing specific on nukes in Tuesday's declaration - and no joint affirmation of the goal of "complete, verifiable and irreversible" dismantlement that Trump's aides had previously made the litmus test for success.

[Sophia4]

16. The next few years are very dangerous with regard to North Korea.

I'm very happy for the Korean people. They will be able to reunite with family members and enjoy a united culture, we hope. But we have to be very careful about any desire on the part of the leadership of North Korea to expand its repressive methods to the rest of the world.

[Oneironaut]

17. I'm amazed at the premature celebrations going on today.

Yes, what happened yesterday is significant. However, we’re also dealing with the hermit kingdom. He might randomly slide back into his old rhetoric tomorrow. All it takes is a perceived slight.

I hope Trump is able to negotiate lasting peace in North Korea, but I’m still highly skeptical. It’s not even close to over yet, and people are celebrating.

[Firestorm49]

18. Blah, Blah, Blah

Yeah, sure, I believe him................