On 3/9/2018 8:04 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/8/2018 7:47 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

People can say what they want about Trump but he's accomplishing some
interesting and potentially major things.

Probably well known by now but, at the invitation of North Korea, he has
agreed to meet with Kim Jong Un by May to discuss ways to address North
Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions.Â* First time a sitting
POTUS has ever done this since a state of war technically still exists.

It appears that tough sanctions have had an affect.Â* Kim Jong Un
requested the meeting "as soon as possible" and also indicated that he
understood the invitation and meeting will have no affect on planned
South Korean/USA military exercises that were delayed until after the
Olympics.





Oh ... and CNN is already crapping on Trump for "rushing into a
meeting". Holy Crap!




Wow. Two loud mouthed leaders with nukes who have taunted and threatened
each other for more than a year suddenly agreeing to a high-stakes meeting.
What could go wrong, eh? We don’t even have an ambassador to South Korea or
any senior diplomats with experience in this sort of high-stakes diplomacy.




Seems that getting all the bureaucratic obstacles out of the way is more
effective. This hasn't happened in the history of North Korea.