Hi there MHAZE...

Much of what you say, I agree with. While Mr TRUMP has got his problems on the domestic front (with some at least), he is a master negotiator as he'd need to be in big business. As far as Mr KIM JUNG-UN is concerned, he's far 'dog' cleverer than many think he is. I agree with STEELEREDUX he's most certainly managed to ingratiate himself more favourably with the Chinese leadership, after the Summit of the two leaders.

That said, for the Americans to trust the North Korean leadership with anything they may say or offer to do, would be a folly. This individual, is a despot, a murderer. One responsible for orchestrating genocide of his own people, by whatever definition you'd care to employ. I was really hoping against hope, that some disenfranchised North Korean having escaped to the South, managed to assassinate this evil stain on humanity, while he was 'living it up' in Singapore. While millions of his countrymen in the North, starved! Such an individual would merit the Noble Prize for Peace.

I'm impressed.

The worry was that Trump would not understand military matters, but this shows he has it taped.

The lefties want to be highly ready to fight the last war, something democracies have done all too often. With this simple move he has proven he understands this.

If the North Koreans were silly enough to attack the south, a couple of hundred cruise missiles in the right places would stop them dead. Less than a dozen nuclear tipped missiles would do the same. There is no need for very expensive garrisons of US troops to contain Kim. A small mop up force is all that's needed, & does not present a valuable target to Kim.

If he were silly enough to fire off one of his missiles at US allies his entire arsenal, & country could be destroyed in a few minutes. Trump & it appears Kim know this. Kim is now negotiating because he realises Trump would most likely do it, where his predecessors would mostly talk & vacillate.

Boy doesn't Trump know how to negotiate.

The Guardian, CNN, ABC all very 'repuatable'. All organisations with egg all over their faces. First Trump is a maniac trying to start ww3 and now he is giving away to much. The hatred by these journalist is palpable. I am loving it.

SR yes, however you can be forgiven if the slavish comment by some ask are some here in fact Russian trolls? I truly doubt Kim did not have his arm up his back, and that China and its mate Russia, had much more to do with the out come than him or Trump, time will tell not banking any thing yet

Dear Foxy,

Thanks for mentioning South Korea. Does anybody else remember South Korea ? That's that thriving little country just to the south of North Korea. If the Yanks pull their troops out (32,000, Steele, not 12,000, plus 50,000 in Japan), while Kim can keep his 1400 big artillery pieces trained on Seoul, and his 3rd biggest army in the world just over the border, not to mention China's armed forces, navy and airforce just a few hundred km across the gulf, (and ITS nuclear arsenal as well), if I was South Korean, I would be shirting myself that Trump, in his anxiety to do a deal and roll over and get his belly tickled, will abandon South Korea.

And further south, if the Yanks retreat from East Asia, how do you reckon the Taiwanese are feeling ? If Trump drops his guts over the South China Sea (after a period of empty bluster), if I was Taiwanese, I would be checking out the migration policies of as many countries as possible. Like the South Koreans would be doing right now.

Did somebody mention 'being played' ?

Joe

Dear Joe (Loudmouth),

It is very concerning I agree.

One can only hope that Congress won't allow it.