Trump: US has been paying 'extortion money' to North Korea

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY REBECCA SAVRANSKY - 08/30/17 08:59 AM EDT

President Trump on Wednesday claimed the U.S. had been paying "extortion money" to North Korea.

"The U.S. has been talking to North Korea, and paying them extortion money, for 25 years," Trump tweeted.

"Talking is not the answer!"

Link to tweet

Trump's comments come after the Pentagon confirmed Monday that North Korea had fired a missile that flew over Japan's airspace.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348512-trump-us-has-been-paying-extortion-money-to-north-korea

[greymattermom]

1. Extortion money

is something Trump must know a lot about.

[Zoonart]

2. This is what we have now instead of diplomacy.

This shit show must end.

[Botany]

3. "Talking is not the answer!"

When we talked to N. Korea they didn't build nuclear bombs and
ICBMs but after W stopped talking ...... axis of evil crap ...... they
built bombs and missiles.

[FairWinds]

4. Right, it's the whole GOP - not just Trump . .

they deliberately blew up the Agreed Framework with North Korea,
and are now blowing up the deal with Iran. They are playing with fire.

But the US in general seems not to get that there are only two
alternatives - (1) continuing nuclear proliferation among more and
more countries, (2) nuclear weapons abolition as called for by the UN.

The current US policy - where they have nukes, but other countries do not,
is NOT an option because it will never work.

Veterans For Peace

[TheDebbieDee]

5. The US has been cpaying extortion money to several

Countries for decades, usually in the form of aid, BECAUSE IT'S CHEAPER THAN WAR!

It's called BUYING the peace!