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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsS. Koreans describe TRUMP: "Unpredictable. Unhinged. Dangerous."
https://www.wsj.com/articles/false-narrative-on-u-s-aircraft-carrier-elicits-jeers-in-asia-1492577625
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Unpredictable. Unhinged. Dangerous.
Many South Koreans are using those words to describe the president of their most important ally, rather than the leader of their archrival to the North. They worry that President Donald Trumps tough, unorthodox talk about North Koreas nuclear program is boosting already-high animosity between the rival Koreas.
No matter whether Trump succeeds at getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons and missile programs, his actions, comments and tweets are changing how the region views the long-running conflict. Senior North Korean officials see their relations with Washington as even more volatile than before. China is appealing for calm, and possibly re-examining its role. Japan is weighing a retaliatory strike capability against the North.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/asia-allies-wary-trump
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S. Koreans describe TRUMP: "Unpredictable. Unhinged. Dangerous." (Original Post)
kpete
Apr 2017
OP
They are stuck between two crazy fat guys who have bad hairdos and nuclear weapons.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2017
#1
Dangerous because he has no qualms about sacrificing Seoul to prove his hand size
dalton99a
Apr 2017
#4
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,661 posts)1. They are stuck between two crazy fat guys who have bad hairdos and nuclear weapons.
Can't blame them for worrying.
JHan
(10,173 posts)3. the terror of tropicana jong il
dalton99a
(81,432 posts)5. Mad men and their tonsorial styles
BainsBane
(53,027 posts)8. He looks better that way
He ought to take the picture to his hairdresser.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)2. No argument from me
Dicking around with war threats against nuclear-capable countries is the height of irresponsibility in statecraft. I still don't understand why the Pentagon left President Trump's empty threat hanging out there for days before correcting it, and then only when others had determined the true location of the carrier strike group. What "strategic" purpose is served by provoking a false confrontation with other nuclear powers?
dalton99a
(81,432 posts)4. Dangerous because he has no qualms about sacrificing Seoul to prove his hand size
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)6. So he gave his buddies the Russians
a heads up before launching a strike in Syria.
Wonder if the population of Seoul will get a heads up in advance of a strike?