PEACE WATCH: Trump/Kim Meeting Shows Value Of Policy Over Politics...

[Dschrute3]

Good on Trump for trying, but i think the Neocons and Democrats will do everything in their power to sabotage the talks. I wish him the best of luck though.


Good article by Dr. Ron Paul

When President Reagan met with Mikhail Gorbachev in Reykjavik, Iceland, on October 11, 1987, it helped put into motion events that would dramatically change the global system. A line of communication was fully opened with an enemy of decades and substantive issues were on the table. Though the summit was initially reported as a failure, with the two sides unable to sign a final agreement, history now shows us that it was actually a great success that paved the way to the eventual end of the Cold War and a reduction in the threat of a nuclear war.

A year later Gorbachev and Reagan met in Washington to continue the dialogue that had been started and the rest is history. Success began as a “failure.”

We are now facing a similar situation with President Trump’s historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore. As with the Reagan/Gorbachev meetings, detractors on all sides seem determined to undermine and belittle the opening of a door to diplomacy and peace.

The Neocons demand that North Korea give up all its bargaining chips up front in return for vague promises of better relations with the US. Yet in the post-Libya era no serious person would jump at such an offer. Their biggest fear is that peace may break out and they are doing everything to prevent that from happening. Conflict is their livelihood...

Read More:
Trump/Kim Meeting Shows Value of Policy Over Politics

Which policy are you talking about?

With Trump, there's always a "fall guy". So who will it be this time?

 

[jc456]

Trump was lucky enough that NK accidentally destroyed their nuke program. This should be a cakewalk, but if there’s anybody who I suspect could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory here, it’s the dotard.

Trump was lucky enough that NK accidentally destroyed their nuke program.

Huh?

Then why bother with a meeting? Duh!

well someone had to be in office when it finally happened eh?

 

[deanrd]

Trump was lucky enough that NK accidentally destroyed their nuke program. This should be a cakewalk, but if there’s anybody who I suspect could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory here, it’s the dotard.

Trump was lucky enough that NK accidentally destroyed their nuke program.

Huh?

Then why bother with a meeting? Duh!

well someone had to be in office when it finally happened eh?

When what happened?