Is Trump stumbling into a wiser North Korea policy?
Responsible Statecraft
On Sunday, President Donald Trump abruptly announced that he had directed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” major U.S.-South Korea military drills that began this week.In a post on Truth Social, Trump provided several reasons why: the exercises are too “costly,” send a “totally inappropriate and hostile signal” to Pyongyang, and could strain his “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump also hinted that he could consider suspending the exercises entirely if he had known about them sooner, stressing that he is “unhappy with the fact that the United States has, lo
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