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[pchang]

You know you’ve done that in Civ games.

[Dinner]

KJU has no intention of giving up his stockpile (about 60 warheads).
All Trump sees is dollars - like the cost of maintaining US presence in S. Korea. That's why all he can think of as inducement to NK is future economic gains.

The really stupid thing is it literally costs the US nothing to keep its forces in South Korea as South Korea pays the US to be there. Japan does the same. That is why Trump's ignorant claims about costs is just so stupid.

The man really should just be euthanized.

[Berzerker]

operation gotchya first

[pchang]

You know what they say about those who don’t learn from the past. It’s pretty clear to me that Trump is no student of history.

[-Jrabbit]

What is this, 1965?

[pchang]

If the US leaves South Korea, then South Korea will immediately start to construct its own nukes in order to counter balance the North. At that point, NK may decide to nuke SK before they can construct their own deterrent. In addition, if SK constructs its own nukes, then Japan will be under enormous pressure to do the same. However, if Japan constructed nukes, China might decide to nuke Japan before they can construct their nukes........

[-Jrabbit]

KJU has no intention of giving up his stockpile (about 60 warheads).
All Trump sees is dollars - like the cost of maintaining US presence in S. Korea. That's why all he can think of as inducement to NK is future economic gains.

[-Jrabbit]

Cite, please.

[Proteus_MST]

as for nukes and NK, that was always a pipe dream... If we could get it, great, but it aint in NK's interest. How about we end the Korean War and leave. Let China worry about Kim.

Aye ... especially now, with an unpredictable leader at the top of the USA, it would be pure madness for NK to give up its nukes

[Berzerker]

as for nukes and NK, that was always a pipe dream... If we could get it, great, but it aint in NK's interest. How about we end the Korean War and leave. Let China worry about Kim.

[Berzerker]

The GOP criticized Obama for bowing to dictators and now the Dems want Trump to stand next to dictators calling them liars while asking for their cooperation.

[BeBMan]

It seems the whole denuclearization thing was actually just a big nothingburger (ok, I really just wanted to use this word)

[pchang]

Yes, but Trump really seems to like taking dictators at their word.

[-Jrabbit]

Donnie didn't get what he wanted, so he took his nuclear football and went home.

[BeBMan]

The recent Trump-Kim meeting was cut short