Trump becomes 1st sitting US president to visit North Korea

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Quote from: Quickseller on June 30, 2019, 02:28:40 AM

Trump just became the 1st sitting president to visit North Korea, as he stepped with NK supreme leader Kim Jun Un over the concrete boundary into North Korea. Kim appeared winded from the walk across the border.

Some will (and should) compare this to the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the defeat of Nazi Germany -- American victories.

What do you think? Will this lead to a nuclear deal with North Korea? Will the US sign a peace treaty to officially end the Korean war?

definately not, a dictator is still in place in north korea, no point comparing it.

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Quote from: TECSHARE on June 30, 2019, 09:05:55 AM

...It has been widely established Kim is taking orders from Xi, but at the same time he probably recognizes his position as a tool of China and sees a relationship with the larger international community as a way out from under their thumb. Thoughts?

Well, think about it. NK is the product of Chinese communist ideological expansion. Those days are long over. NK is severely backwards. China is moving forward economically and its citizens, although living in a totalitarian police state, can freely travel around the world.

How does NK get out of this rut?

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Quote from: Juggy777 on June 30, 2019, 06:13:11 AM

Quote from: Quickseller on June 30, 2019, 02:28:40 AM

Trump just became the 1st sitting president to visit North Korea, as he stepped with NK supreme leader Kim Jun Un over the concrete boundary into North Korea. Kim appeared winded from the walk across the border.

Some will (and should) compare this to the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the defeat of Nazi Germany -- American victories.

What do you think? Will this lead to a nuclear deal with North Korea? Will the US sign a peace treaty to officially end the Korean war?

Trump haters are going to hate but he has achieved an impossible task, this meeting that took place was not a scheduled one all Trump did was wrote on Twitter and North Korea accepted it. I won’t compare it to those but this is an historic event nevertheless, and I feel it’ll help to establish peace in that region. If Kim decides to accept Trumps decision to come to the White House, then yes a deal will indeed be signed.

News Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/30/trump-to-travel-to-demilitarised-zone-for-possible-meeting-with-kim-jong-un

Does anyone think this could be Trump doing a double play with China here? He just had a tentative agreement with China over trade restrictions during this trip. It seems to me he may have back doored them a little and set up a meeting with Kim knowing full well China would not want to give up the North Korea card to play, but would also not put the potential trade deal at risk over stopping this largely symbolic meeting. It has been widely established Kim is taking orders from Xi, but at the same time he probably recognizes his position as a tool of China and sees a relationship with the larger international community as a way out from under their thumb. Thoughts?

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Quote from: Juggy777 on June 30, 2019, 06:13:11 AM

Quote from: Quickseller on June 30, 2019, 02:28:40 AM

Trump just became the 1st sitting president to visit North Korea, as he stepped with NK supreme leader Kim Jun Un over the concrete boundary into North Korea. Kim appeared winded from the walk across the border.

Some will (and should) compare this to the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the defeat of Nazi Germany -- American victories. ....

This relaxation of tensions is very similar to that which occurred with the Soviet Union, ending the Cold War.

So called "detente."

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Quote from: Quickseller on June 30, 2019, 02:28:40 AM

Trump just became the 1st sitting president to visit North Korea, as he stepped with NK supreme leader Kim Jun Un over the concrete boundary into North Korea. Kim appeared winded from the walk across the border.

Some will (and should) compare this to the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the defeat of Nazi Germany -- American victories.

What do you think? Will this lead to a nuclear deal with North Korea? Will the US sign a peace treaty to officially end the Korean war?

Trump haters are going to hate but he has achieved an impossible task, this meeting that took place was not a scheduled one all Trump did was wrote on Twitter and North Korea accepted it. I won’t compare it to those but this is an historic event nevertheless, and I feel it’ll help to establish peace in that region. If Kim decides to accept Trumps decision to come to the White House, then yes a deal will indeed be signed.

News Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/30/trump-to-travel-to-demilitarised-zone-for-possible-meeting-with-kim-jong-un

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Trump just became the 1st sitting president to visit North Korea, as he stepped with NK supreme leader Kim Jun Un over the concrete boundary into North Korea. Kim appeared winded from the walk across the border.

Some will (and should) compare this to the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the defeat of Nazi Germany -- American victories.

What do you think? Will this lead to a nuclear deal with North Korea? Will the US sign a peace treaty to officially end the Korean war?

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