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The visit was pretty widely covered on cable news, after all this was the first president to enter the DPRK. Why did no president before now want to visit the D

by tiles 7y ago

The visit was pretty widely covered on cable news, after all this was the first president to enter the DPRK. Why did no president before now want to visit the DPRK, and what public good did this administration secure in exchange for doing so?

whamlastxmas 7y ago
It's diplomacy. It's a gesture. Not everything has to be transactional when it doesn't cost anything but a couple hours of time.
- tiles 7y ago
  Sure, and it's objectively a diplomatic win for North Korea. But what diplomatic outcome is expected for the U.S. for visiting the DPRK for the first time?
  - tehlike 7y ago
    Time will tell. Instead of a hostile approach, a little gesture on both ends could go a long way... Or nowhere... But it is an attempt, no?
    - tiles 7y ago
      An American president visiting the DPRK is not a little gesture, it is a big gesture.