I think it had more to do with the sanctions China imposed than anything else.
Agreed, but one can make the argument Trump incentivized China to do that through his rhetoric and by starting the investigation into trade.
Going to take a shot in the dark here and say that @heelbent probably isn't a Trump hater.they keep trying ... .
they keep trying ... .
I enjoy talking about the Obama's now - sweet reminder that they're gone from power and back to the hole they came from.
How so? Just because his policies/beliefs differed from yours doesn't mean he hated the country.
You are entitled to your opinion, but the fact that NK is set to lose around 1/3 of its economy and has lost the public backing of China would seem more likely to have caused NK to cave as opposed to Trump talking tough. I do give credit to Trump for leaning hard on China though. Many presidents before him didn't do that even though it's a powerful weapon.
- No world leader or country is taking trump's tweets (his rhetoric) seriously
A whole lot of world leaders and Wall Street seemed to take Trump's NK rhetoric seriously.
Sure, but apparently you aren't familiar with his most recent actions.
Haven't seen evidence of that. Can you provide a link?
Not sure how this relates to what my point was.
I don't think Trump's tweets can make him look any worse but they are making America the laughing stock of the entire world.
Ya think? I sure as hell hope that other people in other countries can detach him from US!
I think they can, but honestly why does it matter? How does the opinion of the UK version of strummingram help/hurt us?
I personally doubt they take his tweets seriously now. Early weeks after the election perhaps other leaders could've taken his tweets seriously til they realized he was hot air who has zero influence over his own country.
Talking about doing something and signing the order are two different things. Do you think it's just a coincidence that China has put out all of these press releases about it the past couple of days?
LMFAO
If they had incentives to calm NK, why haven't they made any serious effort to do so until recently?
You mean like North Korea with Kim Jong Un? Texts or no texts, the leader of North Korea almost single-handedly makes his nation look ridiculous, kind of like Trump.
Well, it's just sort of an instinct I guess. You want to be accepted for who you are and not what other people "like you" are. Guilt by association. Just because I'm from the south doesn't make me a Klan sympathizer... that kinda thing.
1) Stop with the stupid rhetoric.
Famous athletes, musicians, film and television stars, authors, thinkers, etcetera, etcetera, don't represent the United States like our ELECTED OFFICIALS do.
There is a lot wrong with this, but I'm on my phone and don't feel like typing a long response. Remind me tomorrow and I'll explain it if you want. I feel like it would be a waste though. It's obvious at this point you won't give credit to Trump for anything positive that he does. I didn't vote for the man, but I can give him credit for doing something good.
