Thursday, May 10, 2018

Meeting Little Rocket Man

IF NORTH KOREA gets rid of all its nuclear weapons, of which there are about fifty or so, and begins feeding all its people instead of only the military, and becomes a kinder, gentler, freer place, give all the credit to Donald J. Trump. Hell, why not? He certainly wants credit, for denuclearizing the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, even though it hasn't happened, and may never happen, until the end times. Believe it or not, Trump and his merry Trumpsters are angling for the Nobel Peace Prize. Since Obama won it, you would think they wouldn't want it. South Korea's corrupt conservative lady president was recently ousted, and replaced with a forward looking liberal, which is in large part responsible for recent improvement in North-South relations. The North Koreans have always wanted to meet with the American president alone; but the U.S. has never been willing to do so; until now. Maybe Trump's famous deal making abilities will carry the day, and bring permanent peace to the Korean peninsula. Onn the other hand, you worry that the two men won't get along, will end up calling each other names like "little rocket man" or whatever little rocket man used to call Trump, which, if memory serves, wasn't very pleasant. What will little rocket man want in exchange for giving up his nuclear weapons? Much more than a mere American promise to not attack, we can assume. It is well known that such promises are nearly worthless. What id, in Singapore June 12, little rocket man demands that in return for getting rid of his nuclear arsenal, the United States must rid itself of its, remove its troops from South Korea, and its navy from Asian waters? Whatever else we the people of planet earth agree or disagree on, we can all agree that want to and need to eliminate all nuclear weapons, not just North Korea's. There are no benevolent nuclear powers. Little rocket man is going to want a bundle of money, full economic intercourse will all American trading partners and corporations, and probably much else to boot. Little rocket man wants, in essence, love, recognition, and respect. To the extent that the American president is even capable of providing those things, may he knock himself out, and win that Nobel Peace Prize.

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