Dealing with the devil
Washington Examiner,
by
Editorial
Original Article
Posted By: Pluperfect,
7/3/2019 5:19:36 AM
Few aspects of the Trump administration are as fraught with peril or with promise than President Trump's relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Trump over the weekend became the first sitting U.S. president to step on North Korean soil on Sunday, crossing the 1953 armistice line between North and South Korea during a last-minute trip to the Korean Demilitarized Zone to continue nuclear talks with Kim.
This is Trump’s third meeting with the North Korean dictator in pursuit of a nuclear deal. “Stepping across that line was a great honor," Trump said, calling the experience “something incredible.”
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 7/3/2019 6:06:06 AM (No. 112620)
This is an interesting angle that the President is taking with Kimmie. I'm hopeful that this will lead toward de-nucking NK.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Marjbaldwin 7/3/2019 7:12:30 AM (No. 112660)
Helping turn North Korea - an increasingly free North Korea - into an economic powerhouse was an offer Kim could not refuse. The Democrats would prefer, of course, that North Korea remain a communist slave state, providing a role model for their vision of the future USA.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
PostAway 7/3/2019 7:21:39 AM (No. 112667)
#2, great point. Trump seems to have to be a father-figure all over the place after our last Daddy left on January 20, 1988 and we’re quickly finding out who the polite and self-respecting are; who the damaged and insecure are and who the out-and-out spoiled brats are.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Judy W. 7/3/2019 7:26:40 AM (No. 112672)
"But Trump needs to begin by understanding the sort of man he's dealing with." -- I'm pretty sure Trump understands the sort of man he's dealing with. To make the kinds of deals he has made, he needs to understand the people he deals with and their motivations.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
cor-vet 7/3/2019 7:41:19 AM (No. 112683)
I thought the headline referred to his having to deal with Nasty Pelosi!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
rusino 7/3/2019 7:56:27 AM (No. 112697)
What’s with the Examiner! Trump MUST understand who he is dealing with!? Is there anyone in the World outside of North Korea who understands this man and exactly who he is than The President of the United States Donald J. Trump?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Clinger 7/3/2019 8:52:52 AM (No. 112757)
I beg to disagree. There is a world of difference between dealing with the devil and making a deal with the devil. Trump is dealing with the devil which is far better than ignoring it. FDR made a deal with the devil and helped to facilitate the deaths of over 100,000,000 and the subjugation of over half of the world's people.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
qr4j 7/3/2019 9:49:07 AM (No. 112828)
It is a bit presumptive of the WE editorial board to think Mr. Trump is naive or ignorant about the North Korean thug he is dealing with. Mr. Trump has dealt with plenty of mean jerks (an inadequate term for the North Korean leader, I know). Kim Jung Un is perhaps one of the meanest jerks Mr. Trump has ever dealt with, but that could be said of any person who has become POTUS. My gut tells me Mr. Trump will get it right -- or as close to right as any American president could. The WE editorial board is being a bit too big for its britches.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Flyball Dogs 7/3/2019 10:22:28 AM (No. 112866)
Nos 5, 7, and 9 — quite right. I am offended by the closing statement in the article.
Buffoons.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Blue-Z-Anna 7/3/2019 10:57:24 AM (No. 112910)
Had Kimbo jumped ugly and nuked someone then our domestic commies would have yelled:"At least you could have tried talking to him !!!"
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
NotaBene 7/3/2019 11:28:59 AM (No. 112948)
Best President in decades. Dow stocks near all-time records today despite 25% Tariffs on 250 billion of Chicom goods. No inflation. Peace and Prosperity. Happy Fourth.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Philipsonh 7/3/2019 1:03:19 PM (No. 113074)
We all know what kind of man he is dealing with. So does President Trump. If the W.E. doesn't think he does, it is THEY who are uninformed. The President is doing all he can to bring N.K. into the World of Nations , without them having nuclear weapons.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
jacksin5 7/3/2019 1:07:07 PM (No. 113077)
PDJT realizes the most important point in dealing with this . He is talking to both China and the Norks at the same time. No agreement can come to fruition unless both are on board.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
foxfire 7/3/2019 2:22:05 PM (No. 113122)
We are told by the msm that Kim is evil. I wonder if he is really as bad as they claim? Or has he been a hostage to forces he was in no position to control or mitigate until our President came along and somehow freed him? Maybe we have misjudged Kim and he really does want better for his country. If the msm says it is so, but is it really the truth? If the msm characterizes anybody, should we believe them?
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
fayebeck 7/3/2019 6:33:28 PM (No. 113363)
Once upon a time it was "peace not war"....and "make love not war" then "co-exist". What changed?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 7/3/2019 10:22:59 PM (No. 113551)
Trump doesn't have a problem dealing with many different types of people. It is the media and the swamp elite who like to pretend Trump doesn't know what he is doing. That is so the media and the swamp critters can sleep at night. Hatred takes a lot of energy. The President of the United States doesn't have time for such juvenile histrionics. He is busy WINNING.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
HisHandmaiden 7/4/2019 2:43:40 AM (No. 113678)
FTA: “But Trump needs to begin by understanding the sort of man he's dealing with.”
What a idiotic, stupid, vacuous statement.
WE Editorial Board, where have you been these last three years?
Did you not know Potus has been preparing for over 20 years? Did you not see the amazing video WH showed Kim!?
Pay attention, then try to write a factual article.
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