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2018-07-08 China-Japan-Koreas

NORKS pull off the 'happy-talk' mask, now disappointed by talks with Pompeo

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-07-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
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#1 This erratic, unpredictable and unreliable demeanor has always been typical for North Korea.

This time, however the POTUS is willing and able to behave in a similar way as was shown when Trump agreed to and then canceled and then re-agreed to holding the summit.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2018-07-08 02:01|| 2018-07-08 02:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Given that CVID was the whole point, I'm guessing the Norks are just working for a better deal - probably some money to pay for cleaning up their nuke junk. Trump can handle this.

Posted by SteveS 2018-07-08 03:56|| 2018-07-08 03:56|| Front Page Top

#3 NK has always seemed like it had multiple personalities. Maybe they control internal stress by permitting the 'stressed' to blurt out something like this. If it is too extreme and outside any 'consensus', then strapping the 'stress inducer' to the muzzle of some weapon can bleed off that stressor.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2018-07-08 09:51|| 2018-07-08 09:51|| Front Page Top

#4 "But they were supposed to give us something. They didn't give us something."

Posted by ed in texas 2018-07-08 11:29|| 2018-07-08 11:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe Sister has some power behind her brother. When he got home, there was some 'family' discussion.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-07-08 19:10|| 2018-07-08 19:10|| Front Page Top

#6 This is part of bargaining. Things were probably not going their way on some issue and threatening to derail the whole thing is a tactic.

Posted by ruprecht 2018-07-08 21:04|| 2018-07-08 21:04|| Front Page Top

#7 Pompeo says North Korea should follow Vietnam's example and trust U.S.

I understand what Pompeo likely meant. But given the parallels between the post WWII history both of Vietnam and Korea the invocation of Vietnam is prone to be misunderstood by the Koreas, Japan, Taiwan and other US allies.

The Norks might now expect to be offered the South in exchange for CVID.

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2018-07-08 21:35|| 2018-07-08 21:35|| Front Page Top

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