Time to recalibrate U.S. policy toward North Korea so that diplomacy reflects the values of current U.S. policy toward Pyongyang.
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In contrast to the summit atmosphere in Singapore, there were no illusions in Vietnam. The day began with frosty words exchanged between the two leaders, with President Trump emphasizing that time is on our side and that his administration was in no rush for a deal. Kim Jong-un, responding to Washington Post reporter David Nakamura’s question about his expectations for the summit, used a double-negative, loosely translated from Korean to “I’m not pessimistic”.
Vietnam pulled out all of the stops hoping it could be the one to usher in a new era of peace between Washington and Pyongyang. Whispers ahead of the summit indicated that the U.S. and North Korea would sign a peace declaration.From the first moment on summit day, it was clear that things were not going as planned, and they kept getting worse at the day wore on. The tipping point came when the White House press corps was seated for lunch.
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