Rep. Gowdy states clearly the US Congressional investigation on Russia is inconclusive because it does not have the spectrum of evidence available to the Mueller investigation.
End of discussion.
John Bolton says Donald Trump is "The Decider." Where have I heard that before?
The issues with North Korea cannot be compared to any other country in the world that has denuclearized their countries, including Libya. Bolton is a political hack and has no appreciation for North Korea.
All to often the industrial military complex is the only voice the American people hear. Let's face it, how often does a news report from South Korea make the mainstream media? Most Americans may not be interested anyway, but, the political speak coming from the USA Right Wing is the only language they talk. Trump doesn't make decisions, he promotes his own interests, personal and political. That said, the only real decision makers involved in this are the leaders of North and South Korea. I would hope Japan would enter the picture as an ally to South Korea. North Korea has two very powerful allies in China and Russia. It is only right South Korea should bring in their allies for the specific purpose of the understanding the peace treaty and it's limits to any arms in the region.
One of the reasons North Korea is seeking peace is because of it's neighbors. The region wants a strong military presence gone. In time, if all this goes forward it will be gone, but, reassurances are always an issue.
The peace being pursued is possible and can be the reality of the children in the region. If North Korea has expanded it's plutonium production, who is the customer because the nuclear energy industry of North Korea is very underdeveloped. If there is plutonium production in North Korea it is a stark reality of what occurs in countries that are threatened by The West. I don't know how many times it has to be stated, but, when a country believes it is a target of The West, it will deny it's own people quality of life to build a nuclear weapons program. The biggest nightmare of all that is Pakistan. North Korea is not nearly as unstable as Pakistan.
Kim Jong Un wants this peace. He is correct to pursue. The USA, as well as European scientists, need to assess the northern mountain that will be closed because of the instability since the hydrogen blast. It has two usable tunnels yet. If I know that why doesn't Bolton? There won't be another opportunity to assess it and the power that was unleashed with that hydrogen test.
Kim Jong Un is coming to this summit from a very strong position. A position his father and grandfather never knew with neighbors stronger than he; which is another reality his ancestors did not have.
April 28, 2018
North Korea's pledge (click here) to shut down its nuclear test facility next month and allow unprecedented access to the site is drawing mixed reviews from experts who cite Kim Jong Un's history of bait and switch on the issue of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
They aren't worried about the Ying and yang of decision makers, they don't want to become hostages.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in's chief press secretary Yoon Young-chan said Sunday that Moon and Kim agreed to make public when North Korea dismantles the northern test site, allowing security experts and journalists to view the process....
