Major announcements are being made as we speak and I assume further details will come out in the next few hours. The fact that the meeting took place to begin with is a major step forward and, Trump's general antics aside, is probably the only thing that would work in this case. Dealing with dictators through intermediaries and lower level diplomats isn't likely to work or be lasting. Trump dealing with this one on one, face to face, is probably the best avenue for progress. As always, the proof is in the pudding, we'll see what happens from here on in. Actions speak louder than words as the old saying goes. If it were Obama though, his name would already be on the Nobel Peace Prize, again
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Yep stuff is coming out and quite frankly it only looks one sided.
So Kim has actually committed to nothing more than he had before the talks (denuclearisation that requires NK not to be under the shadow of US nukes - that's never going to happen - but I did say a while ago that the US and NKs idea of denuclearisation remain very different).
Not that Trump thinks it will be a slow process "Mr Trump acknowledged that the timetable for denuclearisation is long, but said, "once you start the process it means it's pretty much over." No, it really, really doesn't at all, history shows that to be quite, quite clear; with the number of countries that once they obtained nuclear weapons then gave them up stands at one. The number who haven't is a little bigger.
Mean while Trump has heaped praise on Kim "very talented" and "he runs it tough", the latter of which is unfortunately horrifically true. Then he reveals that joint military ops with SK are now done with, something that he seems to have forgotten to let SK know about (and then threatened them in regard to trade - nice and classy).
The one thing Trump did say that rings very true is that Kim is "very smart negotiator", that's clear given the rather lopsided deal we have emerging.
I have a serious concern that Kim will get the US to either partially or full withdraw military support for SK and we end up with a "i have in my hand a piece of paper" moment.
http://thehill.com/homenews/adminis...es-kim-with-compliments-after-historic-summit
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1528793284
Oh and before it gets mentioned, regardless of who this was, even Obama, I would still consider it a one sided deal that's just given a brutal dictator not just legitimacy and a sense of equality (both of which he has always craved), but also the upper hand.
