Gratuitous criticism from someone who probably feels he hasn't been sufficiently critical of the president lately.
There are several options with N Korea - 1) maintain the status quo 2) launch a military strike 3) negotiate.
Option 3) requires the president sit down with Kim.
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Er......................I own my opinions and accept full responsibility for them.
As such, I regularly harp on Trump's perceived shortcomings as a leader, such as
his inability to discern character in those he appoints and surrounds himself with.
And when he does well I recognize that and applaud.
As for NK, an absurd theme circulated by journos and some posters is that NK is
of importance, which confers rank and status on them, they neither deserve nor
have earned; a notion which is too dumb for words.
Such an absurdity is the consequence of the loss of historical perspective which
plagues our governance. So lets take a short trip.
The first great clash of the 20th century involved the Empires of Japan and Russia
in 1904; ending w/the treaty of Portsmouth, NH which was directed by Teddy Roosevelt.
During that War, Japan sank the Russian Eastern Fleet in the Straight of Tsushima,
a major catalyst in the overthrow of the Romanov Dynasty, a decade later.
Japan also occupied the Korean Peninsula; halting the advance of Russia's Trans-Siberian
Railway at Port Arthur; an occupation which continued until 1945.
During that period, the center of gravity in Korea was Seoul, the land north of the
38th parallel being a barren rock pile devoid of resources; as it remains today.
That occupation produced an emotional attachment between South Korea and Japan
which still persists to our time.
In contrast, North Korea, which was created in 1948, gravitated toward China,
particularly after the rise of Communism in the thirties.
What are the realities of the Conference in Hanoi?
* Japan remains the ranking power on the Pacific Rim.
* Trump walking away, was a message to China far more than NK.
* NK, despite nukes and rockets, cannot survive economically (it's Asia's Venezuela).
