During last week’s Hanoi Summit, President Trump promised big things for
the economic future of North Korea if they reached a deal, suggesting
they could be as wealthy as Vietnam in short order if they denuclearize.
Analysts also talked up the merits of liberalizing their frankly disastrous economy in luring outside investment.
But the Hanoi talks ended without a deal, and now Trump is warning that North Korea has no economic future
at all until they agree to give up their nuclear weapons. He added that
there is an “incredible, brilliant future” to be had, but only if they
make a deal.
How dependent North Korea’s future is on giving in to US demands isn’t
entirely clear though. Diplomatic rapprochement elsewhere in the world
is still to be had, and while the US is slowing the pace of things like
normalization with South Korea, they probably can’t stop it entirely.
Most of the US-North Korea split at this point also isn’t about
denuclearization so much as specific timing, with President Trump
insisting that there is “no rush,” but North Korea wanting to see at
least some return on their investment somewhere along the line.
What really went wrong with the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi had to do with sanctions. Kim was ready to get rid of his nukes, but he also wanted Trump to give some concessions in return, mainly lifting the sanctions that were placed on the DPRK. However, Trump wasn’t ready to lift the sanctions; thus, the summit was a failure.
I believe it was Bonkers Bolton who actually sabotaged the summit .. He had sneaked aboard Air Force One and hid somewhere in the back of the plane, where Trump couldn’t see him. He didn’t leave the plane until Trump had already walked into the building where the summit was to be held and waited until the discussions got underway. When the issue of sanctions came up, Bonkers Bolton approached Trump and told him the sanctions would stay in place, which shocked everyone in the room, including Trump, who then walked out, followed by Bolton.
Has Trump fired him yet? He should have, since Bonkers Bolton wasn’t even supposed to be in Hanoi in the first place. Is Trump really that afraid of his Nat. Security Adviser, who was most likely put into that post by his closest buddy, Israeli PM Bibzy Nutty&Yahoo? Sounds like it to me,