Paulus Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Doc said: What's your guess (I'll give you a week range)? Would you put money on it? Kim will probably be good for a while. He gains little from launching at this time. He has basically finished testing, as he has done multiple nuclear and delivery method tests already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Paulus said: Kim will probably be good for a while. He gains little from launching at this time. He has basically finished testing, as he has done multiple nuclear and delivery method tests already. His ICBMs still have little more than a 40% reliability rate, and his solid-fueled rockets have never been launched. He's not even close to finishing testing. He can, though, test as part of a "space program" as a suitable cover, if he can negotiate that acceptance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) 19 minutes ago, DC Tom said: His ICBMs still have little more than a 40% reliability rate, and his solid-fueled rockets have never been launched. He's not even close to finishing testing. He can, though, test as part of a "space program" as a suitable cover, if he can negotiate that acceptance. I imagine his nukes are small, too, haha. I think he has established himself and his country (through military power) enough to avoid being Gaddafi'd. No despot in their right mind would agreed to be de-armed by the US. Edited May 12, 2018 by Paulus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 He would if China told him to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 50 minutes ago, Paulus said: I imagine his nukes are small, too, haha. I think he has established himself and his country (through military power) enough to avoid being Gaddafi'd. No despot in their right mind would agreed to be de-armed by the US. Gadaffi was a special case - tribal warfare interpreted as civil war by a joint American-European to Export Democracy(tm). Interventionist neocolonial dipshittery of the highest order. North Korea is significantly different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 34 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Gadaffi was a special case - tribal warfare interpreted as civil war by a joint American-European to Export Democracy(tm). Interventionist neocolonial dipshittery of the highest order. North Korea is significantly different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 People wondered what realistically Trump and Kim could accomplish in a one day summit. But, as this tweet and all the evidence is showing us, the deal has been done since March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Deranged Rhino said: People wondered what realistically Trump and Kim could accomplish in a one day summit. But, as this tweet and all the evidence is showing us, the deal has been done since March. It's baffling, to me at least, why the morons on the left thought that Trump and Kim would meet without everything being done beforehand? No leaders are going to go hammer out a deal from scratch in a single meeting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Koko78 said: It's baffling, to me at least, why the morons on the left thought that Trump and Kim would meet without everything being done beforehand? No leaders are going to go hammer out a deal from scratch in a single meeting. Particularly with Trump and Kim. That's a pair for whom you want the t's dotted and i's crossed before they shake hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Koko78 said: It's baffling, to me at least, why the morons on the left thought that Trump and Kim would meet without everything being done beforehand? No leaders are going to go hammer out a deal from scratch in a single meeting. Libs are on a mission to crap on ANYTHING that happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 50 minutes ago, row_33 said: Libs are on a mission to crap on ANYTHING that happens Pretty sure they're going to find a way to protest peace on the Korean peninsula. Probably something along the lines of "Trump only wants peace in Korea to release the troops for operations against Iran. Trump wants peace to start a war!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Watching CNN is as mentally nutritious as watching cartoons now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, row_33 said: Watching CNN is as mentally nutritious as watching cartoons now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 28 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Pretty sure they're going to find a way to protest peace on the Korean peninsula. Probably something along the lines of "Trump only wants peace in Korea to release the troops for operations against Iran. Trump wants peace to start a war!" I'm waiting for the "Trump is only doing this to enrich himself and his cronies. He wants to open a golf course and a hotel in Pyongyang" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I would rather a Trump hotel and golf course over nuclear weapons in North Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) The left would rather have war with North Korea. And I guess certain brutal dictators are fine but others are not. Edited May 14, 2018 by Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 16 minutes ago, Doc said: The left would rather have war with North Korea. And I guess certain brutal dictators are fine but others are not. They just want to do nothing and whine about life are you intently listening to them, validating this way of “living”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Apologies, as I'm not really sure where else to put this, and don't want to muck up Greg's sequencing by creating new and possibly redundant threads. http://thehill.com/policy/international/387422-top-un-nuclear-official-resigns-suddenly-report The UNs top nuclear inspector resigns abruptly as Trump Administration pulls out of Iran deal prompting further public scrutiny of the deal itself, and of Iran's compliance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 15 hours ago, DC Tom said: Pretty sure they're going to find a way to protest peace on the Korean peninsula. Probably something along the lines of "Trump only wants peace in Korea to release the troops for operations against Iran. Trump wants peace to start a war!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 15 minutes ago, TakeYouToTasker said: Apologies, as I'm not really sure where else to put this, and don't want to muck up Greg's sequencing by creating new and possibly redundant threads. http://thehill.com/policy/international/387422-top-un-nuclear-official-resigns-suddenly-report The UNs top nuclear inspector resigns abruptly as Trump Administration pulls out of Iran deal prompting further public scrutiny of the deal itself, and of Iran's compliance. This is really suspicious timing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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