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Trump's madman tactic turned out to be much more effective than everyone gave him credit for. Who would have thought.

pavlov 9y ago
I’m worried about what will happen when NK inevitably backtracks and fails to deliver on promises of denuclearization. If Trump is still in office at that time, he’ll look back to the 2017 brinkmanship as a triumph and want to overdo himself somehow. With hawks like Bolton offering him advice, who knows how far it can go?
- golergka 9y ago
  > If Trump is still in office at that time, he’ll look back to the 2017 brinkmanship as a triumph and want to overdo himself somehow. Which would be a completely rational thing to do. > With hawks like Bolton offering him advice, who knows how far it can go? This question is the main reason for the current development - unlike previous american presidents, Trump plays the madman very convincingly. Of course, he has to be ready to put his money where his mouth is if he wants to continue to be taken seriously.
  - pavlov 9y ago
    > Which would be a completely rational thing to do. Escalating a nuclear crisis for spectacle value is rational if you’re a reality TV host and you believe each season of the show must be bigger and more exciting.
    - golergka 9y ago
      If you want the world to believe your word, you've got to stand by it. There's much more value in it than just "spectacle".
louhike 9y ago
Maybe it's giving it too much credit to say it happened because of him or that it was what he planned.
- frockington 9y ago
  South Korea thanked him and said he had a big role. It's definitely not 100% on him but he had a large role
  - lightbyte 9y ago
    The only thing that drives him is praise, seems like an easy way to suck up to him regardless of what he actually did
  - makecheck 9y ago
    What, the role of firing people (including his Secretary of State) and calling the NK leader “rocket man” on Twitter? NK basically thought that Trump was off his rocker! The only thing that could be considered Trump’s move was to agree to meet NK, something he was advised against doing and technically hasn’t done yet.
maxerickson 9y ago
The giant country to the north here is China, their adherence to recently tightened economic sanctions is probably a bigger factor than Trump's bluster.
- assblaster 9y ago
  Trump imposed the sanctions, and essentially forced China to abide.
  - bdunklau 9y ago
    ding! ding! ding! That is the correct answer
searine 9y ago
I honestly don't believe Trump had much to do this initial result. Moon Jae In spearheaded this effort, and is the one guiding it. This meeting is 99% South Korean in planning and in execution. Trump was used by SK as their barking dog.
- vixen99 9y ago
  Honestly?

I’m worried about what will happen when NK inevitably backtracks and fails to deliver on promises of denuclearization. If Trump is still in office at that time, he’ll look back to the 2017 brinkmanship as a triumph and want to overdo himself somehow. With hawks like Bolton offering him advice, who knows how far it can go?

golergka 9y ago
> If Trump is still in office at that time, he’ll look back to the 2017 brinkmanship as a triumph and want to overdo himself somehow. Which would be a completely rational thing to do. > With hawks like Bolton offering him advice, who knows how far it can go? This question is the main reason for the current development - unlike previous american presidents, Trump plays the madman very convincingly. Of course, he has to be ready to put his money where his mouth is if he wants to continue to be taken seriously.
- pavlov 9y ago
  > Which would be a completely rational thing to do. Escalating a nuclear crisis for spectacle value is rational if you’re a reality TV host and you believe each season of the show must be bigger and more exciting.
  - golergka 9y ago
    If you want the world to believe your word, you've got to stand by it. There's much more value in it than just "spectacle".

louhike 9y ago

Maybe it's giving it too much credit to say it happened because of him or that it was what he planned.

frockington 9y ago
South Korea thanked him and said he had a big role. It's definitely not 100% on him but he had a large role
- lightbyte 9y ago
  The only thing that drives him is praise, seems like an easy way to suck up to him regardless of what he actually did
- makecheck 9y ago
  What, the role of firing people (including his Secretary of State) and calling the NK leader “rocket man” on Twitter? NK basically thought that Trump was off his rocker! The only thing that could be considered Trump’s move was to agree to meet NK, something he was advised against doing and technically hasn’t done yet.

maxerickson 9y ago

The giant country to the north here is China, their adherence to recently tightened economic sanctions is probably a bigger factor than Trump's bluster.

assblaster 9y ago
Trump imposed the sanctions, and essentially forced China to abide.
- bdunklau 9y ago
  ding! ding! ding! That is the correct answer

searine 9y ago

I honestly don't believe Trump had much to do this initial result. Moon Jae In spearheaded this effort, and is the one guiding it. This meeting is 99% South Korean in planning and in execution. Trump was used by SK as their barking dog.

vixen99 9y ago
Honestly?