NK Says Nuclear Talks Have Broken Off, US Insists They Haven’t

North Korea’s top nuclear negotiator Kim Myong Gil said on Saturday that nuclear negotiations with the U.S. have broken off–but the U.S. says otherwise.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1254024

It usually only takes one to end a relationship.

No, you still love me, Kim. Really, you do. You know I’m still wonderful.

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Which batshit crazy lying dictator are ya gonna trust? I’m going with Kim.

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"After a meeting with U.S diplomat Stephen Biegun in Sweden, Kim told reporters that the talks had failed because the U.S. had shown up “empty-handed.”

Seems as if North Korea didn’t and showed it.

North Korea tests submarine-capable missile fired from sea

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Typical trumpian logic:

“Our talks with the NK haven’t stopped. They aren’t talking (or listening) to us, but we are still talking!”

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Trump diplomacy will save the day! :no_mouth:

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First, Trump’s entire approach was to think he could somehow convince NK to give up their nukes. And, get a Photo Op stepping into NK.

What he has done is destroyed our position with SK, Japan, China and everyone in the region. Additionally, China has taken the opportunity to assume control of the shipping lanes in the far Pacific. Nice work, you idiot.

Second, at this point, why would anyone deal with a player who is failing at everything world wide? Every country is looking at Trump, and the US, and doing work-arounds. Hell, even the Saudis and Iran are working on a peace solution without us.

Nice work, you idiot!

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Kim may actually be more honest.

It takes some serious scumbaggery for one obvious psychopath to look more irredeemable than another psychopath who murders his own relatives.

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What sad times are these, when I’m more inclined to believe North Korea’s statement?

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So, ignore the country saying “no” and believe the pathological rage liar and his minions?

Sounds like trump‘s sexual assaults.

He: she said yes
She: no, no I didn’t. I never did. No no no.
He: listen to me not her

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Here he comes to save the…

Wait. That’s delusional.

Mighty Mouth only makes everything worse.

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Geesh. It takes 2 parties to make an agreement. If one party says “no agreement” there’s just one correct answer for the other party. A decree can’t make it true.

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Can it be a love affair if only one side is smitten with the other?

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Who to believe: a lying, egotistical dictator or a lying, egotistical wanna-be dictator?

I’m just plum stumped, peeps!

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Trump’s Nobel Prize is hanging in the balance, if he can just make it seem like we’re still talking, maybe he can make it across the finish line before that uppity kid from Greenland…

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There’s an obvious lack of F words in this sentence.

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Meh, they launch a missile from underwater. Not from a submarine under water. Key difference.

Doesn’t mean they’re not making progress, but they’ll just as likely sink their submarine if they try to launch from there anytime soon.

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Poor Kim, he will start receiving drunk calls at 3:00 AM from Trump wanting to make up…

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“On the contrary! Our North Korean counterparts are sadly mistaken if they think they’re going to get off that easy! We’ll tell them when negotiations are over! …Okay, negotiations are over.”

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