Topic: North Korea begins to lay groundwork for scuttling the peace talks
Anonymous A started this discussion 8 years ago #75,057
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44021305
The North Korean official, quoted by state news agency KCNA, said that Washington was "misleading public opinion" by saying the denuclearisation pledge resulted from sanctions and other pressure.
"The US is deliberately provoking [North Korea] at the time when the situation on the Korean peninsula is moving toward peace and reconciliation thanks to the historic north-south summit and the Panmunjom Declaration," the statement said.
"This act cannot be construed otherwise than a dangerous attempt to ruin the hard-won atmosphere of dialogue and bring the situation back to square one.
"It would not be conducive to addressing the issue if the US miscalculates the peace-loving intention of [North Korea] as a sign of 'weakness' and continues to pursue its pressure and military threats against the latter."
This latest statement is a reminder that discussions between the two countries will not be easy, says BBC Asia editor Michael Bristow.
The North Korean official, quoted by state news agency KCNA, said that Washington was "misleading public opinion" by saying the denuclearisation pledge resulted from sanctions and other pressure.
"The US is deliberately provoking [North Korea] at the time when the situation on the Korean peninsula is moving toward peace and reconciliation thanks to the historic north-south summit and the Panmunjom Declaration," the statement said.
"This act cannot be construed otherwise than a dangerous attempt to ruin the hard-won atmosphere of dialogue and bring the situation back to square one.
"It would not be conducive to addressing the issue if the US miscalculates the peace-loving intention of [North Korea] as a sign of 'weakness' and continues to pursue its pressure and military threats against the latter."
This latest statement is a reminder that discussions between the two countries will not be easy, says BBC Asia editor Michael Bristow.
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squeegee joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later[^] [v] #887,134
So trump's ham handed attempts to lie and grab credit for victorious peace talks is insulting to north korea and is damaging this chance at peace.
Got it.
Got it.
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 minute later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #887,135
Drumpf BTFO!!
matt was right you can't trust those sneaky orientals
matt was right you can't trust those sneaky orientals
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 8 years ago, 25 seconds later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #887,136
@887,134 (squeegee)
If the talks fail do you think Trump will take the blame? Or does he only demand credit when the optics are good?
If the talks fail do you think Trump will take the blame? Or does he only demand credit when the optics are good?
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@887,136 (A)
If they fail it will be because of Kim. If they succeed it will be in spite of him. That's how they'll spin it.
If they fail it will be because of Kim. If they succeed it will be in spite of him. That's how they'll spin it.