Author Topic: US-North Korea Summit In Vietnam, LIVE THREAD (Read 2173 times)

TomSea · « **on:** February 26, 2019, 07:37:28 pm »

There are no rules about having to post anything here. These "comprehensive threads" often don't work out for me too much but we will leave it for a few days. Other articles can be posted in the main forum or here.

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What to Expect from the US-North Korea Summit in Vietnam

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un meet at the start of their summit on the resort island of Sentosa, Singapore, June 12, 2018.

WASHINGTON â€”

President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un will meet this week in Vietnam for a second summit on denuclearization. In an interview Monday with VOA News Center Deputy Managing Editor David Jones, VOAâ€™s Korean Service Chief Dong Hyuk Lee talked about the outcome of the 2018 summit and what can be expected from the meeting in Hanoi.

Jones: Do you believe Kim Jong Un is serious about ever giving up his nuclear program? What do you think he wants in exchange?

Lee: One thing is really important here: Kim Jong Un has never promised to unilaterally denuclearize his country. What he has promised to do is the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Now, the U.S. maintains that the denuclearization of the peninsula, in essence, means the denuclearization of North Korea, because there are no nuclear weapons in South Korea. From the North Korean perspective, itâ€™s a different story. North Korea believes that the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula requires the removal of the U.S. nuclear umbrella, which has larger implications. So, the definition of denuclearization is critical. And so far, it is unclear whether both sides have an agreement on that definition.

Read more at: https://www.voanews.com/a/us-north-korea-summit-predictions/4804145.html

Open discussion, the first article is just to start this off. All opinions, articles are welcomed!

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2019, 12:12:17 am »

Trump touches down in Vietnam on Air Force One for his second summit with Kim Jong Un ...
Daily Mail/UK, Feb 26, 2019

Air Force One landed in Vietnam in darkness after a flight that included two stops for refueling, one in the UK and the second in Qatar. The president waved to a small crowd that gathered for his arrival, before slowly walking down a staircase to greet Vietnamese dignitaries and the U.S. ambassador to Hanoi.

He stepped onto a red carpet and chatted with attendees of the sedate diplomatic ceremony before getting into his motorcade. The Beast, the presidential limousine, had arrived on an earlier flight.

Trump then headed toward one of the growing city's premiere hotels in a motorcade that included a motorcycle escort.

A crowd which had gathered outside it was held back by crush barriers and Trump tweeted that there were 'tremendous crowds.'

His counterpart Kim Jong Un crossed into Vietnam with considerable fanfare and a red carpet of his own earlier Tuesday â€“ as an attendant scurried looking like his life depended on it to catch up to be by the absolute leader's side.

He had traveled by bullet-proof train through China on a 2,800 mile journey, accompanied by dozens of security guards who sprinted to surround him as he entered the Hotel where he will stay until his summit with President Trump.

More: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6746999/Trump-touches-Vietnam-Air-Force-One-second-summit-Kim-Jong-Un.html

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2019, 12:13:54 am »

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #3 on:** February 27, 2019, 12:14:49 am »

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #4 on:** February 27, 2019, 12:16:00 am »

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #5 on:** February 27, 2019, 12:17:47 am »

Light show: Trump was driven by the Beast to central Hanoi from the airport, with a freeway closed for his journey

ABX · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2019, 01:20:53 am »

I'm so glad to see his bone spurs got better.

Wingnut · « **Reply #7 on:** February 27, 2019, 01:32:37 am »

Kinda beats the shit out of the last time we left ...

I guess haters always have to hate.

truth_seeker · « **Reply #8 on:** February 27, 2019, 01:44:59 am »

Quote from: ABX on February 27, 2019, 01:20:53 am

I'm so glad to see his bone spurs got better.

Nison went to China. Reagan went to Russia.

Wingnut · « **Reply #9 on:** February 27, 2019, 01:50:39 am »

Quote from: truth_seeker on February 27, 2019, 01:44:59 am

Nixon went to China. Reagan went to Russia.

ABX went to shit.

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2019, 01:51:55 am »

Quote from: ABX on February 27, 2019, 01:20:53 am

I'm so glad to see his bone spurs got better.

Thanks for posting this. I've been busy and haven't caught up on the liberal talking points for this trip.

truth_seeker · « **Reply #11 on:** February 27, 2019, 05:25:49 am »

Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on February 27, 2019, 01:51:55 am

Thanks for posting this. I've been busy and haven't caught up on the liberal talking points for this trip.

The Usual Suspects are an early indicator, for where Kasich will be next time he gets a microphone in his mailman's mug

aligncare · « **Reply #12 on:** February 27, 2019, 12:01:57 pm »

Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on February 27, 2019, 01:51:55 am

Thanks for posting this. I've been busy and haven't caught up on the liberal talking points for this trip.

Exactly. The left. The same people who themselves spent the Vietnam war avoiding the draft and agitating for Americaâ€™s withdrawal from Southeast Asia through both violence and civil disobedience.

QueenCatofAragon · « **Reply #13 on:** February 27, 2019, 12:35:09 pm »

Quote from: aligncare on February 27, 2019, 12:01:57 pm

Exactly. The left. The same people who themselves spent the Vietnam war avoiding the draft

@aligncare

Right, like Trump. Glad you recognize it.

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #14 on:** February 27, 2019, 12:44:30 pm »

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Subject: travel pool report #10â€“readout

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has provided this readout on President Trumpâ€™s meetings earlier today with Vietnamâ€™s president and prime minister today:

Readout of President Donald J. Trumpâ€™s Meetings with President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam February 27, 2019.

President Donald J. Trump met today in Hanoi with President Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam. President Trump thanked President Trong and Prime Minister Phuc for Vietnamâ€™s generosity and partnership in hosting his meeting with Democratic Peopleâ€™s Republic of Korea Chairman Kim Jong Un. The leaders agreed on the need for continued progress toward the final, fully verified denuclearization of the DPRK. They discussed ways to strengthen the United Statesâ€”Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership, including by deepening political, security, economic, and people-to-people ties, and through cooperation on humanitarian and legacy of war issues.

The leaders also committed to promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific with shared principles of respect for sovereignty, peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law, and freedom of navigation and overflight.

They discussed trade issues and reaffirmed the importance of trade that is free, fair, and reciprocal and welcomed the growing commercial relationship between these two countries, as demonstrated by todayâ€™s contract signings worth over $21 billion between United States companies Boeing, GE/CFM, and Sabre Corporation; and Vietnam companies VietJet, Bamboo Airways, and Vietnam Airlines.

Finally, they celebrated 30 years of cooperation on POW/MIA accounting missions, and they look forward to Vietnamâ€™s chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the 25th anniversary of normalized diplomatic relations in 2020.

kevindavis007 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 27, 2019, 01:39:09 pm »

I hope he doesn't throw SK under the bus.

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #16 on:** February 27, 2019, 01:48:37 pm »

edpc · « **Reply #17 on:** February 27, 2019, 05:40:20 pm »

Asked whether he'd walked back his vow to insist upon the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Trump said he had not.

"No," he said.

Questioned later whether he planned to declare an end to the Korean War, he said: "We'll see."

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-kim-jong-un-summit-vietnam-february-2019/h_e2c978401c258c1428e0fdb3b61d8b3f

If the Korean War is declared over, it stands to reason the US troops would potentially be removed.

corbe · « **Reply #18 on:** February 27, 2019, 07:13:32 pm »

Thank you @TomSea for starting this Thread and also to @Right_in_Virginia for the pics.

TomSea · « **Reply #19 on:** February 27, 2019, 10:54:34 pm »

More photos: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/world/asia/vietnam-trump-kim-summit-photos.html

TomSea · « **Reply #20 on:** February 27, 2019, 11:07:34 pm »

From that NY Times article, this image. We in the US, have had Secret Service Agents flank the cars of dignitaries including the President before, not totally unlike this but they were not on the run so much.

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Bodyguards surrounded a vehicle transporting Mr. Kim after he arrived in Vietnam.CreditYonhap, via Reuters

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #21 on:** February 28, 2019, 01:00:11 am »

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #22 on:** February 28, 2019, 01:02:07 am »

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #23 on:** February 28, 2019, 01:06:42 am »

Trump review the guard of honor during a meeting with Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong
ahead of the US-North Korea summit in Hanoi

Right_in_Virginia · « **Reply #24 on:** February 28, 2019, 01:07:33 am »

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