I thought it was sarcasm, but what the heck do I know.
I'll just quote the learned Trump family member, Ivanka.
“Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it.” -Chinese Proverb
Supportive of what? What exactly did SK get other then a promise for NK to consider denuking in the future?
Except it isn't.I thought it was sarcasm, but what the heck do I know.
I'll just quote the learned Trump family member, Ivanka.
“Those who say it can not be done, should not interrupt those doing it.” -Chinese Proverb
In the news of the weird Pence's press sec and Sen. Gardner (R-CO) are in an argument over if Pence said joint military exercises with SK were suspended or not. That the president's party which is in power doesn't appear to have a solid idea of what Trump agreed to with NK is fantastic.
He probably tore the paper up into little pieces after they signed it.
Shawn the Sheep is saved!
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.
I was thinking a bit after Truman and the Korean "police action".
Providing cover for Trump and the GOP?
What's a gish anyway? Are they like unicorns?
The point remains, BTW. Trump offered without the approval of SK to end exercises and Kim has been offered a carrot with nothing in return. ROK? Who brought that up?
You poor argumentatively challenged thing!
Not to suggest you're doing this, but don't think it's really fair to criticize any world leader for seeking nuclear weapons when the US has consistently attacked and destroyed nations without those weapons, while nations that have them survive.
Personally, I have no interest in "criticizing" foreign leaders for desiring nukes. I'd probably want them too if I was the leader of a country without them. However, we still have to oppose proliferation of nukes, and my concern about the argument you're making, which I've heard many times before, is it can be construed as favoring nuclear proliferation.
I remember the days when liberals opposed nuclear proliferation and were very critical of the idea of mutually assured destruction. Nowadays, we're more apt to hear about how understandable it is for other countries to want nukes because [United States, Israel, etc.]. Frankly, I don't care about who is being "criticized." I'm really not sensitive to the feelings of foreign leaders who want nukes. I'm more interested in my daughter not growing up in a nuclear wasteland, if she grows up at all. The more and more countries that have nukes, the more likely this is the world that future generations will face. This kind of talk is troublesome because it sounds a lot like we're making excuses for other countries to have nuclear weapons. This is an example of political ideology trumping sanity.
"We" that is to say, Trump, are not opposing the proliferation of nukes, we are encouraging it except in NK. The previous farce, the G7 meeting must have put nations on notice that the US is no longer an ally, not even neutral. It's a bottle of nitro riding the back of a beast of burden and one doesn't know if it will blow, but it's safe to say the jackass cannot be relied upon as an ally.
If I were Merkle and Macron I'd already be planning significant upgrades and deployment of nukes and other hardware for the 21st century of perfidious America.
Trump is a horrible diplomat and he is damaging our relationships with our allies. However, Germany going nuclear would be an over-reaction. Anyone with half a brain knows that Trump is a rather....unique individual in the annals of American presidential history. And I'm pretty sure they know we have term limits here.
Actually it would be more of an EU deal in response to the untrustworthiness of the office holder in regards to NATO. But in any event I don't look at this as just Trump, but we have demonstrated that our system is capable of electing him and perhaps worse. This is an institutionally fundamental flaw in our politics and electoral system. If my people were depending on me for their safety I would recognize that this aberration is a perpetual possibility every 4 years and hopes and prayers that it won't does not mean it can't. All it take is for one event to go from impossible to possible.
I'd be making long-term plans to remove EU reliance on the US. Survival mandates that "sorry" isn't good enough. "I", that is I assuming the mantle of Merkel or someone like her, have seen the unimaginable materialize. "I" cannot risk "my" people.
Iran was a terrible deal...because reasons.
NK is an amazing deal... because magic?
Trump is a horrible diplomat and he is damaging our relationships with our allies. However, Germany going nuclear would be an over-reaction. Anyone with half a brain knows that Trump is a rather....unique individual in the annals of American presidential history. And I'm pretty sure they also know we have term limits here.
Iran was a terrible deal...because reasons.
NK is an amazing deal... because magic?
In the news of the weird Pence's press sec and Sen. Gardner (R-CO) are in an argument over if Pence said joint military exercises with SK were suspended or not. That the president's party which is in power doesn't appear to have a solid idea of what Trump agreed to with NK is fantastic.
Yeah... read the guardian piece on this,,Pence is telling GOP Senators that, despite Trump's pledge to stop joint exercises with South Korea, that isn't really going to happen. A Pence spokesperson said that, despite Senator Cory Gardner's claims, Pence did not say that.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...ngapore-us-president-north-korea-kim-jong-un-
I hope someone is mapping this out on a giant wall chart. It's harder and harder to keep up...
So...the upshot of the summit: we agree to stop military exercises (but not really, wink wink) and the North agrees to maybe de-nuke (but not really, wink wink). Peace prizes for everybody!
Yeah... read the guardian piece on this,,Pence is telling GOP Senators that, despite Trump's pledge to stop joint exercises with South Korea, that isn't really going to happen. A Pence spokesperson said that, despite Senator Cory Gardner's claims, Pence did not say that.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/l...ngapore-us-president-north-korea-kim-jong-un-
I hope someone is mapping this out on a giant wall chart. It's harder and harder to keep up...
So...the upshot of the summit: we agree to stop military exercises (but not really, wink wink) and the North agrees to maybe de-nuke (but not really, wink wink). Peace prizes for everybody!