I did not make any comments about this second "summit." As far as the first one was concerned Kim already got everything he needed: international recognition and time to rebuild his damaged testing facilities. That's the reason there haven't been any tests in the last year or so.flockofseagulls104 wrote: Aside from the FACT that there have been no more nuclear tests and no more missiles flying and that we're actually talking rather than exchanging threats, I'd say you're right. And I'd say if the President was Obama, you'd be in your glory about what is happening. And so would NBC. And, what's more, you know it.
Before the summit, your narrative was he was going to give away the store for nothing. Well, he didn't and now it's a failure because he didn't come back with an agreement, which we know you would have criticized no matter what it was.
What Obama and Bush and Clinton knew, but which you and Trump don't, is that you don't give Kim the worldwide recognition he wants before you get something in return. Every one of them could have had an equally empty meeting with Kim (or his father), but they wouldn't give him that international stature. Trump did, and so far all he's got out of it is a handful of empty promises. The reason you hold lower level meetings is to get to a stage where summits can be productive. Trump pretty much just barged in because he fancies himself Mr. Art of the Deal.
The failure isn't not coming home with a signed agreement. That was never, ever, ever, ever, ever going to happen as long as Kim is in power in North Korea. The failure was in going along with this dog-and-pony show in the first place and allowing Kim to score even more international Brownie points for himself and his country. If you would actually read anything except right-wing Trump-enabling nonsense, you might realize some of these things.