The Trump Administration appears determine to respond to North Korea’s recent concerns about war games near their border ahead of the June 12 summit. It doesn’t seem that officials are entirely clear what North Korea wants to hear, however, so they’re trying pretty much everything.
President Trump in particular is throwing every combination of threats and incentives he can think of at North Korea, attempting to disavow the “Libya Model” talked of by John Bolton, while at the same time threatening to see Kim Jong-un end up dead like Libya’s Gadhafi if he doesn’t capitulate.
North Korea objects to the Libya Model primarily because of its consequences. Gadhafi agreed to give up his WMD equipment in 2003, in return for improved diplomatic ties. This never really panned out, however, and by 2011, NATO attacked Libya, helping rebels to ultimately capture and kill Gadhafi.
When they hear this as a “model,” North Korean officials see it as a tacit admission that the US is planning to make false promises to disarm them, and then eventually turn on them afterwards. Given Trump just disavowed the nuclear deal with Iran, his trustworthiness is not exactly strong going into the summit.
Trump is also promising if North Korea gives up their nuclear program, they’ll get “very strong” protections, of some non-specific form, and that North Korea will be “very rich” with Kim remaining in power.
Promises of South Korea-levels of wealth were also made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over the weekend, though he insisted no US taxpayer money would be involved. It’s not at all clear how this would work, and the more serious question for North Korea is if these offers are even sincere at this point, or just idle promises to get them to disarm.
There is only one way that N. Korea can get wealthy. By “stealing” American jobs.
Maybe the US could outsource some of our 3 trillion $ nuclear upgrades to NK…
Structurally or as far as it affects what will happen or is happening now i evaluate all promises are lies.
But the lies of the politicians harm people by far more than the lies of other people.
I hope N.Koreans are aware of this fact.
I admire Kim. He sees the U.S. for what it really is…a bully intent on bullying to the exclusion of any other activity.
He would be the greatest fool on earth to give up his weapons. It’s the only reason the U.S. hasn’t invaded his country already.
The U.S. endlessly trots out the phrase, “Peace through Strength”. Kim should adopt that as his motto too.
Peace through strength used to be wise policy .How ever president Putin Russia’s popular and smart leader has reduced Russia military spending by 20 % Yet Putin has at his finger tips enough fire power to blow up the whole world in a matter of hours . And Russia only spends only 8 % of what United States spends . The United States does not have a military defense budget . We have a NWO budget . where the United States issues orders and everyone in the world is supposed to obey those orders . Our big spending is because of the high cost of the police actions required to enforce the NWO . Trump promised to forget about globalism Ne says we are pulling out of Syria and there is a chance we might be able to get out of N Korea too .Long live Trump
Finish the Korean War!!!! That is the main thing after 65 years, but also the DPRK will need to trust the USA, and who would after all the previous efforts?With J Bolton one of the destroyers of the important agreement of 1994, joining GWBush in pushing the “axis of evil” instead of a possible fair agreement, what possible hope is there (of course, blame the commies).
Don’t trust the US, ever.
I was expecting something like that from USRAEL. There was a chance for the Americans at least once be the good guy and make piece. They blow it.