Sunday, May 13, 2018

" Trump Deserves Nobel Peace Prize"

                 


 South Korean President Moon Jae-in said U.S. President Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize  

                                 KOREAN DIPLOMACY

Three weeks ago Kim announced a unilateral cessation of nuclear AND missile tests.                            http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-43847845

Three days ago Kim invites world press to view the destruction of North Koreas nuclear test site.                                           
  Before the June summit with Trump                                                                                                                                                https://uk.news.yahoo.com/north-korea-invites-us-media-180844775.html

  https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-plans-to-destroy-nuclear-test-site-ahead-of-trump-summit-1526155666?mod=nwsrl_pro_bankruptcy_bankruptcy&cx_refModule=nwsrl                                                                                   
  • Both announcements were greeted by shock and hosannas.
  • Incredulity and applause from most pundits.
  • He also released 3 American nationals who should not have been in prison in the first place.
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  •                       North Korea invites world to watch closure of nuclear test site”      

                                       Trump himself of course took credit for all of this.                                                                                       
  •  Fulsomely praised Kim 
  •  While deriding Obama, Clinton                        
  •    https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6260738/donald-trump-praises-kim-jong-un-indiana-obama/   
  •  He has had his staff prepare his Nobel acceptance speech.
  • No doubt jointly with Kim. 
  •  Trump bombastic and arbitrary.
  •  Kim smiling and conciliatory.                                                                                                                     
  •  Trump has cancelled the Nuclear Treaty with Iran and 
  • Demeaned six past Presidents. 
  • While Kim and Moon of South Korea have smiled, held hands and danced back and forth together over the Korean demarcation line.

  • Perhaps the most significant story of all seems to have fallen between the cracks.
  • Certainly ignored by the Trump crew.
  • It began to do the rounds a couple of weeks ago and now seems to have been confirmed.
 “Initially seen as a significant concession on the part of Pyongyang, it was subsequently reported that the six nuclear tests that have been carried out at the site since 2006 have caused serious structural damage to Mount Mantap, making it unsuitable for further test”
      https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/26/north-korea-nuclear-programme-rocked- collapseite/  
  •  Apparently the mountain under which the tests took place has imploded from within.
  • North Korea now has its bomb.
  • [India, Pakistan and Israel stopped their testing short of half a dozen and have been recognised as nuclear powers]
  • It can no longer use the test site.
  • Another could take three years to develop. 
  • It gets a face to face diplomatic triumph [its own term] with the US.
  • A major objective of Kim’s father and grandfather now achieved
  •   They had been seeking such recognition for four decades.
The two sides have agreed to meet in a month in Singapore. 
  • Trump coming to Kim.
  • In Asian diplomacy that stuff really matters.                                                        
  • Singapore has a 12 hour time difference with Washington.
  • With Pyongyang its 2.
  • Who worked out those logistics.

What could possibly go wrong?

It seems little fat boy/rocket man could teach the stable genius in the White House a thing or two.