[kirklancaster]

Am I the only one who feels that this momentous development would NOT be happening without Trump's part in the way he reacted to 'Kim Not So Nice But Dim'?

[Maru]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Am I the only one who feels that this momentous development would NOT be happening without Trump's part in the way he reacted to 'Kim Not So Nice But Dim'?

South Korea credits Trump for opening door to talks with North
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/26/world...ntl/index.html

South Korea's foreign minister has said she believes President Donald Trump is largely responsible for bringing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the negotiating table.

Speaking ahead of Friday's historic summit between the leaders of North and South Korea, Kang Kyung-wha told CNN that the US President had played a significant role in bringing the two sides together.

"Clearly, credit goes to President Trump," Kang told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in Seoul. "He's been determined to come to grips with this from day one."

[user104658]

Originally Posted by kirklancaster

Am I the only one who feels that this momentous development would NOT be happening without Trump's part in the way he reacted to 'Kim Not So Nice But Dim'?

IF he's being genuine (I think we have to keep in mind that NK isn't above faking it) then, technically, yes I think Trump is to credit... Although from what's being said, it's not so much down to negotiating tactics or skill... I think he's simply out-crazied Kim Jong / called his bluff successfully.

That is to say... Kim Jong knows fine well that NK couldn't win a nuclear standoff with the US and always has... But he actually believes that Trump is mad enough to go ahead and press the button (or mount an invasion of NK) and he's backing down.

I wonder, is that luck or skill on Trump's part? Is he also just bluffing with his apparent "instability" because he WANTS opponents to believe it?

Either way I'd say a risky tactic has paid off. He accurately gambled that Kim Jong would "blink first" so to speak, because Kim is more of a troll than an actual madman. If it had turned out to be the latter, it could be a very different outcome.