Before any Trump cultists starts in with any mockery that someone on the left actually "likes" Kim Jun-Un......let me say that the idiot in NK is a despot, infantile, maniac with a size-able ego that is a danger to the planet..........BUT, the very same criticism can also be stated about Trump....
That stated, Kim Jung-Un has actually managed to lure South Korea into private talks about the Winter Olympics while KEEPING OUT U.S.involvement.......a step of conciliatory relationship between the north and south,making the U.S. just an unwelcomed third party in the region.
North Korea and China have managed a masterful chess move, while the orange buffoon is STILL trying to figure out the rules of playing checkers with his infantile bravado.
It could also be argued that Trump's pressure has made Kim realize he has to start playing ball.
But as a hardcore partisan ideologue, you're not allowed to think that, so it never even occurred to you.
I have no idea which it is. Neither do you. I'm hoping for the best, even if Trump gets credit.
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He is saving face by avoiding speaking to America but going directly to South Korea. This is entirely the result of efforts of sanction and pressures from China. China pulls the strings of this clown in N Korea make no mistake about this.
As for American influence, the economy will dictate this going forward. America needs to maintain their position through economic might, the military might is already there. This has been the objective of many in the International community in my opinion, to weaken America economically, Trump is turning that around, not a moment too soon.
Noone listens to bankrupt nations..