Some conservative commentators I respect (@RadioFreeTom @NoahCRothman et al) argue Trump meeting Kim is a bad idea because it rewards North Korea for bad behavior, gives Kim the legitimacy he craves, and the US didn't get enough preconditions to justify meeting.
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You say this as if... 1) Meeting with POTUS is a huge deal. Not nothing, but they meet tons of people. 2) North Korea's path looks desirable to others. Endure decades of isolating sanctions and poverty, scratch together a nuke, and all you get is a meetinghttps://twitter.com/jpodhoretz/status/971902061141987330 …
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@MaxBoot says "Kim will be able to tell his people that the American president is kowtowing to him because he is scared of North Korea’s mighty nuclear arsenal." But he already tells his people stuff like that. And they believe it, because they're so isolated.Show this thread
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It is worth the "gamble". But ... It's a diplomatic coup for Kim Jong-Un. He gets to be the one who, of his own volition, invited Trump to talks. He gets to reinforce his image of power with his own people, and he gets to appear to be the more adult one on the world stage.
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Agree, Nick. What is there to lose? “Not negotiating” hasn’t worked.
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