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Article from the Economist below, which seems in line with most assessments I've seen - that little of importance was agreed at the top, but though Trump didn't concede all that much, he gave more than Kim who doesn't seem to have conceded anything new, and stuck to the "complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula" phrase. In other words, expecting reciprocal access to US bases in South Korea if he allows inspectors access to North Korea's bases.
Article from the Economist below, which seems in line with most assessments I've seen - that little of importance was agreed at the top, but though Trump didn't concede all that much, he gave more than Kim who doesn't seem to have conceded anything new, and stuck to the "complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula" phrase. In other words, expecting reciprocal access to US bases in South Korea if he allows inspectors access to North Korea's bases.
Then again, by this time the world knows better than to take Trump at his word, his pledge to give up the military exercises with South Korea doesn't necessarily mean anything of the sort will actually happen.
What does everybody else think?
We've been here before. Nothing is new. Still, Trump is a Trumpist and whatever North Korea may think they have gotten from this meeting needs to tempered with the realization that Trump is erratic. What's true today may not be true tomorrow. And that could continue to scare North Korea enough to continue talks.
This message last edited by The Shrike on 15/06/2018 at 05:49:55 PM
So. Trump and the little rocket man.
- 13/06/2018 10:09:45 PM
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Typical nonsense
- 13/06/2018 11:12:19 PM
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Wow, I get line by line commentary... nice. 
- 14/06/2018 12:22:12 AM
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- 14/06/2018 12:22:12 AM
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Actually, the article that got the commentary, I left your not-particularly risible words alone 
- 14/06/2018 06:12:58 AM
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- 14/06/2018 06:12:58 AM
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The point is, in a negotiation, it's about what things are worth to the other side - not to you.
- 14/06/2018 08:04:30 AM
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Terrifying if Trump's emotive language is genuine
- 13/06/2018 11:27:37 PM
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So less on the article...
- 14/06/2018 05:01:26 PM
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didn't you know that joint military operations are all the keep them from rolling of South Korea???? *NM*
- 14/06/2018 07:23:12 PM
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As I said to Cannoli - it's not about what it costs the US, but about what it's worth to North Korea
- 14/06/2018 07:26:43 PM
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Trump doesn't care what Kim and North Korea pretend...
- 14/06/2018 07:48:26 PM
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It certainly seems that way.
- 14/06/2018 11:14:58 PM
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The conservative never-Trumpers hate him as much, if not more, than the liberals.
- 14/06/2018 11:36:46 PM
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Funny how it went from Trump is going to start WWIII to Trump caved
- 14/06/2018 07:21:44 PM
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Um, yes. Trump radically changed his position, so the media descriptions changed too?
- 14/06/2018 07:40:37 PM
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The problem is the media posistion is always the same, Trump is wrong.
- 14/06/2018 08:30:38 PM
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That would be more convincing if you said it in a case where he was right.
- 14/06/2018 09:17:43 PM
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I don't agree...
- 14/06/2018 09:37:23 PM
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They're not contradictory - just a bit more subtle than having two binary options.
- 14/06/2018 11:01:39 PM
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Here you are being too optimistic. Sadly for the US and the world.
- 15/06/2018 05:55:14 PM
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I'd say it was mostly the Democrats who caused and are causing this divide.
- 20/06/2018 09:07:58 AM
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If you think it's mostly Democrats, you're partisan enough to be a part of the problem.
- 20/06/2018 12:29:38 PM
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Ratings are creeping up because of outrage fatigue ? That makes no sense.
- 20/06/2018 09:02:17 AM
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It's a start, albeit a very weak start.
- 15/06/2018 05:49:27 PM
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