ronan posted:Mr. Kim gets out of jail for a sorta verifiable freeze
the US maintains sanctions that become meaningless once China/Russia/S. Korea loosen up
China’s North Korea leverage becomes a key piece in the Finlandization of S. Korea and it’s hegemonic confrontation with the US in the South China Sea
chess vs (Trump) checkers
Dumby, the people went from a nothing burger to a nuke state with means of delivery all the way to the US. Clearly all the sanctions and what ever was done over the decades did not work. Trump has to deal with a different NK than any other president.
I believe there is a simmering inner conflict in NK and this young leader wants a way out.