(03-15-2018, 10:41 AM)JaguarKick Wrote: Okay, for real, how are any of you guys okay with Trump using twitter to insult other world leaders?  How is that justifiable?

Whether you like them or not, his unorthodox approach has caused more movement with North Korea in a little over a year than all the diplomatic efforts over the past 7 decades.  He was elected precisely because he's not conventional in the way he goes about being president.  So, yeah, I'm perfectly fine with him insulting a despot like Un if the end result is that it contributes toward possibly breaking an impasse that has been in place since the 1950s.  The tactful, diplomatic methods deployed by the last 11 presidents and their emissaries proved to be nothing more than a waste of time, and we ended up with a nuclear North Korea.  

Keep in mind that for all the rhetoric, the administration has also been working back channels through China, Japan, and South Korea to pressure North Korea to shut down their nuclear program while simultaneously we were moving more military assets into the region to send a clear message that we were not going to appease him as we've done in the past. 

Getting North Korea to come to the table to discuss disarmament and a potential peace deal is a good thing whether you want to credit Trump or not.  Odds are, if they don't secure a deal with NK, it's not going to be due to anything Trump has done.  You're still dealing with an unpredictable foe in the ruler of North Korea.

Ultimately, the ends justify the means.  NK has never agreed to come to the table for peace talks...until now.

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