Ignatius: Is latest Trump, Kim sweet talk sweet nothings?
Koreans have a saying that helps explain the recent upbeat exchanges between Washington, Seoul and Pyongyang: “Say pretty things to hear pretty things.”
Beyond the Trump White House, there remains much skepticism that North Korea will ever give up its nuclear weapons. Recent leaks about North Korea’s continuing efforts to build its nuclear and missile arsenal underline this concern that President Trump made a sucker play in Singapore. But the public rhetoric from Washington and Pyongyang is warming, after a chill, and it’s backed by some real moves to ease tensions.
The latest sweet talk was President Trump’s tweet Wednesday evening effusively thanking Kim Jong Un “for keeping your word” and returning remains of U.S. soldiers who died in the Korean War. Trump called it a “kind action” and enthused: “I look forward to seeing you soon.”
This week’s most important conversation on Korea may have been the meeting between a North Korean and South Korean general at the border village of Panmunjom. This was the latest installment of a slow, steady process of engagement between the two Koreas that predates the Trump-Kim summit.
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Drumpf is desperate for some sort of victory.
