Why President Trump should trade U.S. troops in Korea for denuclearization



Opinion Why President Trump should trade U.S. troops in Korea for denuclearization Bringing American soldiers home could help Kim Jong Un feel more secure and help fulfill a long-standing goal of Trump's Doug Bandow January 6, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON White House Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent the views of NK News. President Donald Trump’s most promising foreign policy initiative, engaging North Korea, has stalled. Expecting the North’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un to abandon his nuclear weapons, and do so quickly, never was realistic. Failing to propose smaller deals, mixing specific nuclear limits with sanctions relief, lost the opportunity to test Kim’s willingness to moderate his regime’s ambitions. Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent the views of NK News. President Donald Trump’s most promising foreign policy initiative, engaging North Korea, has stalled. Expecting the North’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un to abandon his nuclear weapons, and do so quickly, never was realistic. Failing to propose smaller deals, mixing specific nuclear limits with sanctions relief, lost the opportunity to test Kim’s willingness to moderate his regime’s ambitions. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Why President Trump should trade U.S. troops in Korea for denuclearization

Bringing American soldiers home could help Kim Jong Un feel more secure and help fulfill a long-standing goal of Trump's

Doug Bandow January 6, 2020

Why President Trump should trade U.S. troops in Korea for denuclearization

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Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent the views of NK News.

President Donald Trump’s most promising foreign policy initiative, engaging North Korea, has stalled. Expecting the North’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un to abandon his nuclear weapons, and do so quickly, never was realistic. Failing to propose smaller deals, mixing specific nuclear limits with sanctions relief, lost the opportunity to test Kim’s willingness to moderate his regime’s ambitions.

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