Some things have not changed. Kim Jong Un is still a monster. His cruelty and depravity are virtually unmatched anywhere in the world except perhaps with ISIS. He is a psychopath with megalomaniac delusions. He sees himself as a world leader but his country is one of the poorest on earth, put there by generations of rule by his family. The Korean War is still with us. There has been a truce of sorts since 1953 but no formal peace treaty. He has nukes. Will he really give up the one thing that has kept him in power? Call me a skeptic, especially since he has made the same promise before to the U.S. and lied through his teeth. China doesn't want to see a reunified Korea as a South Korea writ large on its border, as it would be too threatening. I don't see this has changed and since the Norks get most of their food and coal from China, they are on a pretty short leash.
The power of personal diplomacy is vastly overrated. Ultimately, countries look after what they consider their best interests. If Trump made it clear that the alternative to good faith performance of all of the glittery and ambiguous promises was to be turned into a fine nuclear dust, then perhaps KJU will see the light. Short of that, however, I am very concerned that Trump may have made the worst deal of his life. Was it worth taking the risk? We'll see.
www.dailywire.com/news/31740/trumps-big-north-korean-moment-either-masterstroke-ben-shapiro
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