Mother, mother, mother - there's too many of you crying.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

The Kim meeting strikes me as just an authoritarian recipe swap. They'll talk about manipulating the press, stirring hatred to keep control, the usual stuff.

It's a can't lose for both of them. If Trump gets anything at all, he'll claim victory. If Kim gets anything at all, he'll claim victory.

Kim will offer nothing dressed up as something, and then cheat on the terms of even that small carrot. Trump will offer some minor mix of concessions and incentives and then tell the media he's brilliantly interfered with Chinese control of NK.

For both, it's like taking on an unwinnable/unsettleable case for a really rich defendant. Why not? It'll be ugly and irritating, but ultimately, there's nothing but upside.