South Korean Foreign Minister on Peace Talks With NoKo: 'Clearly, Credit Goes to President Trump'

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediate



by Joseph A. Wulfsohn | 10:05 pm, April 27th, 2018

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South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha sat down with CNN International’s Christiane Amanpour and expressed how she is “pleasantly surprised” at the progress that’s been made since Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un‘s war of words months ago, which many thought would escalate to a nuclear conflict and predicted a “very successful summit” was going to take place between her country and North Korea.

“How do you account for it?” Amanpour asked.

“One, I think––clearly, credit goes to President Trump,” the foreign minister responded. “He’s been determined to come to grips with this from day one. My president also since day one, and I think presidents Moon and Trump have worked very closely together, sometimes in complementarity, sometimes in different messaging, but the level of consultations and the confidence between the two leaders has been instrumental in bringing us to this point.”

She pointed to the “pressure” and “increased sanctions” on North Korea from the international community as keys that helped change North Korea’s behavior. And when asked what would be considered “success” coming out of the summit, she responded by saying. “If we can get — put in writing the North Korean leader’s commitment to denuclearization, that would be a very solid outcome.”




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[7962]

1. I wont hold my breath that the North keeps their word on ANYTHING.

But if they did, and follow through with everything, then trump WOULD get credit like it or not. Presidents get blame or credit for major events and the followthrough.
Right now, I just see this as another attempt by the North to get more food & money again. Just like the last dozen "promises"

[Squinch]

2. OK, wait. So it has nothing to do with the fact that the last North Korean nuclear test

destabilized the mountain on top of the nuclear testing ground? And the fact that if NK does any more tests the mountain will collapse onto their nuclear production facility? And when it collapses it will kill everyone in North and South Korea and lots of Chinese people as well? That's not what made NK stop their nuclear program?

Instead it was the republican president tweeting schoolyard insults?

Well. That's weird.

[pangaia]

10. Tell me about it, Squinch. DUH !!!

[Squinch]

17. And the press is totally buying the republican president's bullshit spin.

[pazzyanne]

3. And her statements have nothing to do with future appropriations for Korea?

I. DON'T. BUY. THAT!

[GeorgeGist]

4. Not, lbn...

See CNN link

[dalton99a]

5. Don't forget Trump gave South Korea an indefinite exemption on steel tariffs

[bluestarone]

6. 0000000000000000000 credit

0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 credit The mountain collapsed AND South Korean pres. gets FULL 100% credit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Oneironaut]

7. I don't have a problem with this.

US Presidents always get credit for things that happen during their administration, whether they actually helped make it happen or not.

On the otherhand, if things go sour, Trump will be held responsible as well. That’s the double-edged sword of how it goes.

[pangaia]

11. The freakin' mountain collapsed!!

And a few nice deals for ROK.

He does not get ANY credit and news media should say so..

HO HO HO!!!

[Jedi Guy]

8. If, somehow, through some miracle, the North actually disarms and the Korean War officially ends...

I'm fine with Trump getting credit for it. I won't say it doesn't taste bitter, because it does. But it would be the height of perversity to hope against peace just because we want Trump to fail. I'd rather that peace on the Korean Peninsula becomes a reality, even if it means a feather in Trump's cap. The lives and safety of millions are far more important than how I feel about Trump.

[pangaia]

9. Bull shit, Ms Kang.

I know three South Koreans with the family name Kang. They are all infinitely smarter than you.

[Mr. Ected]

12. This will simply give Trump bragging rights in his cellblock

"Oh yeah? Well I negotiated peace between North and South Korea once. Just called everyone names and didn't sweat the little things, like facts. Can you top that?"

[TomCADem]

13. The Week - Everyone has figured out how susceptible Trump is to flattery -- except Trump

This is actually a bad sign. It just shows that Trump is about to be played like a violin.

http://theweek.com/articles/743645/everyone-figured-how-susceptible-trump-flattery--except-trump

President Trump is struggling at home, which may help explain why he was so excited to hear that a certain special someone was saying nice things about him last week. In a televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Trump's handling of the American economy and said of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, "This is all dreamed up by people who are in the opposition to Trump so as to make sure that everyone thinks that what he's doing and working at is illegitimate."

After some time spent drawing hearts all over his latest copy of Kremlin Beat magazine, Trump decided to pick up the phone and call. Asked later about their conversation, Trump said, "It was great. He said very nice things about what I've done for this country in terms of the economy."

Any other person might have asked, "I wonder if Putin has any ulterior motives for complimenting me?" But not Trump, and this was hardly the first time he had basked in the glow of a compliment from Putin. Through much of the 2016 campaign, when Trump was asked why he was so reluctant to criticize Putin's authoritarian rule, he would respond that he couldn't possibly, because Putin had complimented him. "They want me to disavow Putin," he said at one rally, but he couldn't because "he said Trump is a genius." Or another time: "He called me brilliant. He said very nice things about me." Or another time: "Putin says Trump is brilliant, I love that when he says I'm brilliant."

As it happens, Putin's words were mistranslated; the term he used was closer to "colorful" than "brilliant." But the Russian leader learned a lesson: Give Trump a compliment, and he'll do pretty much whatever you want.

[moondust]

14. Many people are saying...bullshit.

Many people are saying...this is all a big show to appease an unstable madman who boasts about his "bigger button" and is crazy and stupid enough to use it. PR campaign may decrease likelihood of incineration.

[FakeNoose]

15. Yes they want to get the US military out of Korea

Enough is enough! If we have to, let's kiss and make up. Then we kick USA the fuck out.
Am I right?

[moondust]

16. Could be.

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

18. It's because of drumpf...REALLY?

I guess it had NOTHING, NOTHING AT ALL to do with this happening...https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/north-koreas-nuclear-test-caused-collapse-study-says/ar-AAwlUFy


OH NO, NOTHING at all. BULLSHIT!! He had as much to do with this as he had to do with America's win against the confederacy...