North Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has blamed the US for the failure of the Hanoi Summit, and warned that the country is considering withdrawing from talks with the US in general. Furthermore, North Korea may be rethinking the current freeze on missile and nuclear testing.
Choe said relations between President Trump and Kim Jong Un remain
strong, but that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and John Bolton have
“created an atmosphere of hostility and mistrust” that lead to the
failure of the negotiations.
Indications are that a deal was being discussed for some sanctions
relief and some denuclearization concessions. Sudden US demands for
“more” derailed the deal at the last minute, and Trump walked away
without signing any understanding.
Pompeo dismissed the reports, saying he has every expectation North Korea will continue the
talks, and keep the freeze intact. Yet if the US is holding out for
massive demands, and refuses to offer any concessions, North Korean
officials may ultimately decide there is no reason to continue talking
about it at all.
Hmmm. NK hawks must be getting restless.
Bolton and Pompeo are no prizes, but NK isn’t a paragon of virtue either and both sides harbour anti-peace advocates not above tacitly helping one-another foment tension. Peace is bad for their power.
Even Kim can’t silence everyone in the NK oligarchy.
Are you a bot?
Kim had most of his chickenhawks deep fried in a recent purge. Yet Mad Man Bolton remains suspiciously unscathed. The blame for this collapse seems pretty obvious to me.
Trump needs talks for political reasons. He also would commit political suicide if he attacks the DPRK. Kim 1, Trump 0.
As always, they either mean it or use it mainly as a pressure tactic but will not implement their threat.
If the talks really bog down then Trump must fire Bolton or Pompeo or both to demonstrate that he is in command.
Listening Mr. Trump while he was still a presidential candidate, the last thing that you would think he would do is fill his cabinet with people like Pompeo, Bolton and Abrams. And yet, this is exactly what he has done. Was this of his own choosing? Or did someone make him an offer he couldn’t refuse?
AIPAC Plus Others Who Own American Institutions.
Kim should encourage South Korea to wind down its “alliance” with the US and work with China and Russia to establish a framework for reunification of a neutral, independent Korea.
Finally it will happen due to American War Criminal Terrorist Administrations Stupidity.
Thanks, Bolton.
Diplomacy is Dead in the Trump Administration, they have sanctions and nothing else to offer.
It’s time for China and Russia to step in and 1. ease sanctions, 2. guarantee security for NKorea, 3. and tell the US to eff off.