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Moon Jae-in is a man of many faults, but his boundless persistence is not one of them. 

In his recent new year’s press conference, Moon declared that, in the face of stalled denuclearization talks and international sanctions, South Korea would seek an “independent” breakthrough with the North. 

In the days since, Moon’s government had made it clearthat Seoul was seeking to reopen talks with Pyongyang on inter-Korean initiatives such as reopening the tourist resort in Mount Kumgang — with