Trump’s N. Korea strategy appears to be one of strategic ambiguity, as his rhetoric on negotiations with the rogue regime tends to vary greatly.
President Donald Trump’s North Korea strategy appears to be one of either intentional or unintentional strategic ambiguity and confusion, as his rhetoric on negotiations with the rogue regime tends to vary greatly.
Speaking in South Korea Tuesday, Trump urged North Korea “to come to the table and to make a deal that’s good for the people of North Korea and the people of the world.” The president made similar statements in an earlier interview at the outset of his Asia tour.
Sharyl Attkisson, host television program “Full Measure,” asked Trump if he would “ever consider sitting down with a dictator,” specifically North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, and he responded that he would “certainly be open to doing that.”
Trump made the same comment last month, telling reporters, “If something can happen where we negotiate, I’m always open to that.”
The president’s rhetoric is surprising given his past aversion to dialogue and negotiations with North Korea.
The U. S. has been talking to North Korea, and paying them extortion money, for 25 years.
