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Its in South Korea's interest to stroke Trump's ego of course. They would be utterly mad if they did not. That would prove that South Korea is planning an invasion of North Korea and that the peace negotations are just a cover.
Of course he does, and President Moon of South Korea agrees. Apart from a few jealous European leaders, our international respect is better than ever.
Oh my, you had to go for the trifecta and lost the whole magilla with that last bit.
China yanked Kim's chain for a number of reasons:
Starving N.Koreans were always a drag on China. Kim's nuke test site caving in rendering it who knows how badly contaminated is of great concern to China. All the increased attention the area was getting only served to highlight China's decades of humanitarian failure as regards N. Koreans being as a demographic, demonstrably smaller due to systematic, deliberate, malnourishment. They've used him as a foil and now he's proved a liability they're reigning him in.
Xi is not stupid he knows there is more to be gained by stroking Trump's ego and Pompeo has just confirmed that with promise of future wealth rolling into N.Korea. Just like cons accuse Obama of bribing Iran; what the heck is with that promise out of the blue?
China knew it was coming and is happy to have you spend your dollars rebuilding a failed state next door. It saves them the bother. Playing Trump like a two bit kazoo is the new Chinese cocktail game. Kim's merely the pawn on the board.
No European leader is jealous of Trump. Of that there can be no doubt. He's the veritable 'turd in the punchbowl' over there.
The U.S. international respect is in the crapper and any third rate news org with reporters in the streets will tell you that.
It was Xi, not trump. Get your head out of Fox news dung heap...
I think you're probably right. At the end of March Kim Jong Un took an armored train ride to Beijing for private meetings with Xi. I don't think it's a coincidence that North Korea suddenly began playing nice just weeks after their meeting. Xi probably told KJU to back off the nukes and missiles "or else."
I think Xi and Putin want Trump to stay in power and are willing to try to make him look good. Peace in NK is one way to do that. They like Trump because he won't pester them about domestic human rights like Obama and the Democrats did.
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For the most obvious reasons. Its not dissimilar to how MacArthur was so successful in getting capitulation and cooperation from Japan. Why? Because they thought he was badass. They respected him and the only way to save face in surrender is when your opponent is expected to have rained destruction upon you if you continued.
Oh? And just what did he have to do with the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Oh? And just what did he have to do with the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
MacArthur was commander of allied forces in the Pacific. The Japanese respected him as a military tactician.
What I presented about his post war relationship with Japan is common knowledge, pretending it isnt would just display ignorance.
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