Who’s really to thank for Korean peace talks?

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday pledged to make peace, but many details in their joint declaration have yet to be worked out.

This means President Trump is cleaning up what President Clinton screwed up and President Obama couldn’t fix. James Fogarty Congratulations to President Moon and Chinese President Xi Jinping for getting things this far. This shows the power of the Olympics. Having the Winter Games held in Pyeongchang is what I think sparked enough trust for the Koreas to start a dialogue. Scott Hardy

Vladimir Putin has said that the United States should not engage in war with North Korea. Since Trump takes his cues from Putin on foreign policy, the credit for Korean peace talks should go to the Russian leader.

Matthew Philips

Even if the North Koreans end their nuclear program, they will maintain their large army and continue to be a threat to South Korea. I suspect what will bring North Korea down is the opportunity for its people to experience Western goods and services, instead of starvation and continuous propaganda.

Roger Goppelt

I don’t see Kim agreeing to a unification. He would lose all power, and the South would demand a democracy. Kim is not going to give up his lavish lifestyle and the control over his people. There will be a lot of fluff over the next couple of months, but all that’s going to come of it is an official end to the war and a slight improvement in trade. But people from both countries will not be able to travel to the other. If North Koreans see for themselves that they’ve been lied to for decades and that the South is far more advanced, they’ll want to overthrow him. What Kim wants is peace for now, and China and the U.S. to leave the area.

Daniel Hamilton