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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah

When Trump took office Obama told him that North Korea would be his biggest concern. NK began testing intercontinental ballistic missiles that could hit the US and large nuclear warheads. It was the closest we have been to a nuclear confrontation in years.

Now, a few months later NK attended the Olympics in SK, went to the summit, and have pledged in principal to denuclearize.

We have not insulted him, instead we are giving him the carrot of billions of dollars of investments flowing into the country for development projects. Any unbiased assessment would conclude that the situation with North Korea has improved dramatically, more than in the past 20-30 years.

Doesn't mean it will last, but it is a good first step towards improving relations.

Talking is usually better than dropping bombs on each other. On the other hand making concessions unilaterally is a sign of weakness. Legitimating a cruel dictator based on vague promises is a recipe for failure. Reagan pursued peace through strength. Trump is pursuing peace through flattery. But then Reagan was a man of principles and Trump is a man of deceit. A bad tree can't bear good fruit. [Matt. 7:18]