runner,

According to Gallup polls -

Trump's popularity has been steady since his inauguration.
Fluctuating between 40% approval to more recently 42.1%
approval. It's never been higher, but its also never
been lower than 36.4%.

His disapproval rating is currently at 51.8%.

For Trump's approval rating to get much higher than 50%
he would need a significant crossover support from Democrats.
For it to get much lower than 35% he would need significant
number of Republicans to turn on him.

Still history tells us that Presidential approval ratings
behave in a relatively unreliable fashion. And predicting
the future is a risky business at the best of times.

If, and it seems possible, Trump is found to have dementia, his followers will blame the Democrats for it, if he is to achieve any thing it will be by leaving office for the final time

Dear mhaze,

Sigh.

You wrote;

“The ceiling for troops in SK is 28500.”

Then why did your Commander in Chief quote 32,000?

You wrote;

“The last games ended recently. I said the next games are due up to a year form now. You said they are annual games which means the next games are due up to a year form now ie we are either both wrong or these other games that you've 'discovered' are minor level games. Either way, asserted that I'm wrong and you're right when we said the same thing is revealing.”

What? Are you serious?

The wargame called Foal Eagle with South Korea and the US is the largest in the world and is conducted annually. Me referring to this did not exclude others but its size meant this was the one which created the most tension. You said the next war game was not until next year. I corrected you and now somehow I might be wrong? Get a grip.

Insults? You started with clueless and I sent it back with interest which is why you cracked the sads. So let's park the “But he started it Miss”. The next thread can be entered into with a clean slate and let's see how we go from there.

I dunno STEELEREDUX...

I've never been able to work out why they call it 'War Games'. The war I was in, was certainly no 'game' I can attest to that.

Hi O Sung Wu,

i.e. testing weapons and tactics. Some testing joint exercise or other every few weeks, involving many thousands of US and South Korean troops. With two million North Korean troops and the Chinese military apparatus prominently in place, is that any surprise ?

No, no games,that's for sure. But surely, one of the last cards you would throw away ?

Oops.

And the Chinese crocodile sits back there and waits .......

Did we notice? the leader of North Korea is back in China again, getting his orders, maybe even a pat on the back? from the real power that bought him and Trump together, what has been achieved, and who benefits is not yet clear