The reality here is that you don't have a crystal ball and have no clue as to how this is going to go. You have an opinion...nothing more, nothing less. An opinion that I hope is eventually proven wrong...dead wrong.Because only an idiot throws away his best cards without something concrete in return? One offers a carrot, not throw the whole bunch for nothing.
I was at the one in Des Moines, IA. Were you at the one in DC? Or are you just being an asshole?Totally different if you were really there you would know this.
Every time the US & the ROK stage joint exercises the DPRK has to respond with heightened readiness of their own because they don't trust us. The chances of somebody doing something stupid increase. So I think it's good to not do that as a gesture of goodwill. We can go back to it any time we feel the need.
Greater dialog is also good. Too bad Trump couldn't see it that way with Iran. The way he's handling that doesn't give anybody reason to trust us.
Your weenie itch or something?As expected, the TDS suffering fucktards are out in full force this morning. You losers are as predictable as the sunrise.
Good job!
The reality here is that you don't have a crystal ball and have no clue as to how this is going to go. You have an opinion...nothing more, nothing less. An opinion that I hope is eventually proven wrong...dead wrong.
As expected, the TDS suffering fucktards are out in full force this morning. You losers are as predictable as the sunrise.
Good job!
As expected, the TDS suffering fucktards are out in full force this morning. You losers are as predictable as the sunrise.
Good job!
As expected, the TDS suffering fucktards are out in full force this morning. You losers are as predictable as the sunrise.
Good job!
If it doesn't work out we can always resume military exercises. I don't understand why giving this up is such a big deal for you....especially when the upside is so crazy good.I've already said I don't know the future, but I do know the present and I understand games, which this is. The goal is to come out ahead, or at least disengage with an advantage. At this point we have taken a major asset, something deeply desired by Kim off the table.
Now what did we get in return? I mean today because you don't have a crystal ball so I operate on percentages. The odds diminish in every transaction when it costs nothing to get something.
What material thing did we get in exchange for a very real material bargaining chip? I'll tell you what happened. Kim has learned that his opponent does not know how to play The Game, and I suspect that only one of the two leaders knows what that is.
I'm sure the family of Otto Warmbier appreciate people speaking the truth about what really happened as opposed to any Trump induced victory haze you choose to believe.As expected, the TDS suffering fucktards are out in full force this morning. You losers are as predictable as the sunrise.
Good job!
If it doesn't work out we can always resume military exercises. I don't understand why giving this up is such a big deal for you....especially when the upside is so crazy good.
This isn't rocket science...it's Negotiations 101.
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/six-ways-to-build-trust-in-negotiations
Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations
4. Make unilateral concessions
Negotiations with strangers and enemies tend to be calculative, with both parties carefully measuring what they're gaining with each concession made by the other side. By contrast, negotiations based on long-term relationships are usually less focused on tallying up wins and losses. A carefully crafted unilateral concession can work wonders for trust, for it conveys to the other party that you consider the relationship to be a friendly one, with the potential for mutual gain and trust over time.
A true unilateral concession requires no commitment or concession from the other side. Such concessions must come at little cost or risk to the provider, but be of high benefit to the recipient. In addition to establishing trust, carefully crafted unilateral concessions also demonstrate your competence by portraying you as someone who understands what the other side values.
Your projection is strong. Just saying.Put Obama in that very same place and you would find some text to say exactly the opposite.
If it doesn't work out we can always resume military exercises. I don't understand why giving this up is such a big deal for you....especially when the upside is so crazy good.
This isn't rocket science...it's Negotiations 101.
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/six-ways-to-build-trust-in-negotiations
Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations
4. Make unilateral concessions
Negotiations with strangers and enemies tend to be calculative, with both parties carefully measuring what they're gaining with each concession made by the other side. By contrast, negotiations based on long-term relationships are usually less focused on tallying up wins and losses. A carefully crafted unilateral concession can work wonders for trust, for it conveys to the other party that you consider the relationship to be a friendly one, with the potential for mutual gain and trust over time.
A true unilateral concession requires no commitment or concession from the other side. Such concessions must come at little cost or risk to the provider, but be of high benefit to the recipient. In addition to establishing trust, carefully crafted unilateral concessions also demonstrate your competence by portraying you as someone who understands what the other side values.
If Obama would've done this you hyper-partisan fools would've figured out a way to have been on the tarmac at Andrews with another Nobel.
If it doesn't work out we can always resume military exercises. I don't understand why giving this up is such a big deal for you....especially when the upside is so crazy good.
This isn't rocket science...it's Negotiations 101.
https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/six-ways-to-build-trust-in-negotiations
Six Ways to Build Trust in Negotiations
4. Make unilateral concessions
Negotiations with strangers and enemies tend to be calculative, with both parties carefully measuring what they're gaining with each concession made by the other side. By contrast, negotiations based on long-term relationships are usually less focused on tallying up wins and losses. A carefully crafted unilateral concession can work wonders for trust, for it conveys to the other party that you consider the relationship to be a friendly one, with the potential for mutual gain and trust over time.
A true unilateral concession requires no commitment or concession from the other side. Such concessions must come at little cost or risk to the provider, but be of high benefit to the recipient. In addition to establishing trust, carefully crafted unilateral concessions also demonstrate your competence by portraying you as someone who understands what the other side values.
I found the money for the parade!"President Trump’s pledge on Tuesday to cancel military exercises on the Korean Peninsula surprised not only allies in South Korea but also the Pentagon."
Why didn't Trump discuss with South Korea his intent to give up joint exercises? One would think this would be something critical to discuss with an ally before making the concession unilaterally.
"President Trump’s pledge on Tuesday to cancel military exercises on the Korean Peninsula surprised not only allies in South Korea but also the Pentagon."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/world/asia/trump-military-exercises-north-south-korea.html
Why didn't Trump discuss with South Korea his intent to give up joint exercises? One would think this would be something critical to discuss with an ally before making the concession unilaterally.
"President Trump’s pledge on Tuesday to cancel military exercises on the Korean Peninsula surprised not only allies in South Korea but also the Pentagon."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/world/asia/trump-military-exercises-north-south-korea.html
So your argument is that we can trust Kim. Well maybe that is true, but Negotiations 102 requires that one take count of assets, and which ones to play, in what order, and when to change tactics.
What you've cited merely defines what terms are and the basis for use. What it also says is "little or no risk to the provider". That requires an evaluation of what "it" is. In this case we're not looking at military exercises as such, but a pearl of great price. The problem is that there aren't many of those. It would have been better to offer something which does not deplete our diplomatic arsenal so quickly. I suggest that increasing some level of trade regarding specific items between SK and NK (Trump did let Moon in all this and has his consent, right?) which shows good faith, potentially increases the standard of living in NK and for which Kim can take credit. It would be meaningful and have a positive impact without sacrificing one of the most important things Kim craves immediately.
No, this just won't do.