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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: DCPatriot on April 18, 2018, 07:07:27 pm

Title: Mike Pompeo: CIA chief made secret trip to North Korea
Post by: DCPatriot on April 18, 2018, 07:07:27 pm
Mike Pompeo: CIA chief made secret trip to North Korea

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CIA director Mike Pompeo travelled to Pyongyang for a secret meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, US President Donald Trump has confirmed.

A "good relationship" was formed at the meeting last week, Mr Trump tweeted on Wednesday.

News of the visit first emerged on Tuesday. US officials were quoted as saying the aim was to prepare a summit between Mr Trump and Mr Kim.

Mr Trump had earlier alluded to high-level direct talks with Pyongyang.

But the unexpected and clandestine meeting marks the highest level US contact with North Korea since 2000.

"We have had direct talks at... extremely high levels," Mr Trump said from Florida, where he is hosting Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

The president added that he gave his "blessing" for talks between the South and North to discuss a peace treaty to formally end the 1950-1953 Korean War.

more at:   http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43792658 (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43792658)
Title: Re: Mike Pompeo: CIA chief made secret trip to North Korea
Post by: DCPatriot on April 18, 2018, 07:10:43 pm

Would love to have been a fly on the wall during those talks.

...especially while the smoke from the Syrian blasts hasn't settled yet.    :cool:
Title: Re: Mike Pompeo: CIA chief made secret trip to North Korea
Post by: Sanguine on April 18, 2018, 07:21:20 pm
I'm not sure that was the right signal to send.  They should have had to come to us.
Title: Re: Mike Pompeo: CIA chief made secret trip to North Korea
Post by: Emjay on April 18, 2018, 07:46:32 pm
Quote from: Sanguine on April 18, 2018, 07:21:20 pm
I'm not sure that was the right signal to send.  They should have had to come to us.

Yes, but we are dealing with a maniac who has weapons of destruction.  If we can talk him down, I'm for it.
Title: Re: Mike Pompeo: CIA chief made secret trip to North Korea
Post by: WingNot on April 18, 2018, 08:30:07 pm
I like it.  Sending a spook to do a diplomates job.  Cus, we all know how well the diplomatic core did in the past with the NorComs! 
Title: Re: Mike Pompeo: CIA chief made secret trip to North Korea
Post by: DCPatriot on April 18, 2018, 08:40:35 pm
Quote from: Emjay on April 18, 2018, 07:46:32 pm
Yes, but we are dealing with a maniac who has weapons of destruction.  If we can talk him down, I'm for it.

I see him explaining in blunt but professional terms, what is awaiting his regime.

The "spook" lays orbital satellite pics on the table showing 'Rocket Man' exactly where we'll target...with our "new and improved" missiles.

...mission accomplished.   (hopefully)
Title: Re: Mike Pompeo: CIA chief made secret trip to North Korea
Post by: WingNot on April 18, 2018, 09:00:05 pm
Point of clarification on my earlier post.... When I said "Spook" I did mean the CIA...not Dennis Rodman.
You can stop with the PM's now K?
Title: Re: Mike Pompeo: CIA chief made secret trip to North Korea
Post by: DCPatriot on April 18, 2018, 09:47:05 pm
Quote from: Wingnut on April 18, 2018, 09:00:05 pm
Point of clarification on my earlier post.... When I said "Spook" I did mean the CIA...not Dennis Rodman.
You can stop with the PM's now K?

 :silly: