observer Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 So, after a flurry of bullying and threats, the US will sit down to a summit with N/Korea in Singapore, to discuss the de-nuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, or will it ? Kim promises he'll get rid of his nuke or nukes in exchange for western recognition of his regime, and US financial support instead of economic sanctions, and as an act of good faith will destroy his nuclear test facility. But hang on a minute, hasn't that facility just collapsed ? Which makes his promise of blowing up the tunnels to it, a PR joke. Having seen how easily a US President can scrap a deal with Iran, Kim must know he can't trust the US, so if he's got any sense, he'll be keeping his nukes just in case. Like Iran, his tactic will be to "wait out" the four year term of Trump and see if something less volatile comes along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 I think it is frightening that we have two such crack pots with their fingers on the nuclear trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 You can see the logic behind the scrapping of the deal with Iran, if it wasn't stopped the nutter in North Korea would think he is justified in demanding the same. It wasn't even a proper agreement, more or less verbal with neither party signing anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted May 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 True, it wasn't a legally binding agreement, and not even confirmed by the Congress. So, Iran can carry on making a nuke. But if the Yanks don't nuke them, the Israelis probably will - scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 press the button and lets get on with it already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Strange things happening in the area. Saudi Arabia and some of the Gulf States are now siding with Israel, probably hoping she will get rid of their enemy Iran for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 Sunni V Shia, sucking in the Jews and Christians ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted May 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2018 Seems Kim is having second thoughts about meeting Donald now, and if he's thought about it, he won't. Seems Bolton is pushing "the Libyan model" and we know what happened to Gadafi. Perhaps Kim needs to take a leaf out of Donald's book on gun law; the only defence against a nutter with nukes, is another nutter with at least one nuke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confused52 Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 On 14/05/2018 at 10:45 AM, observer said: Sunni V Shia, sucking in the Jews and Christians ! Not exactly news. Remember it was Iran that encouraged Arabs to leave their homes in Israel as the Arab states attacked Israel in 1948, the very start of the Palestine refugee problem. In the gulf the enemy was seen as bring across the gulf in Iran for a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted May 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 In 1948, the common enemy for both sunni and shia, were the Jews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 Has there ever been a time in recorded history when there has not been a war or armed conflict somewhere in the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted May 19, 2018 Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 I believe there was a wet Thursday in 1908 when all was well with the world. And then Friday came............................................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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