Trump Administration asks Jimmy Carter to avoid North Korea rapprochement
The Trump administration has privately asked Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who has served as an envoy between Washington and Pyongyang, not to attempt "rapprochement" that could interfere with ongoing efforts to put pressure on Kim Jong Un's regime, the Financial Times reports.
Senior state department official Brian Hook personally made the request to Carter last weekend at his home in Georgia, the report said.
The request to Carter signaled concern that the former president could complicate U.S. strategy towards Pyongyang. Carter has in the past forced administrations to change its stance, including in 1994 when Bill Clinton was considering launching a military strike against North Korea.
At: https://www.thestreet.com/story/14108048/1/trump-administration-asks-jimmy-carter-to-avoid-north-korea-rapprochement.html
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Of course they did. Cheeto has been binge buying defense stocks, and doesn't want anyone getting in the way of a war - least of someone with a proven track record in diplomacy.
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To open up a successful dialog on behalf of the Clinton administration that was successfully continued by SoS Madeline Albright. When Bush* took over in 2001, Kim Jong-il asked if he could continue dealing with Madeline Albright. The dialog and the agreement fell apart when Bush* included the North Koreans in his "Axis of Evil" in 2002 and the relationship has deteriorated ever since. Sanctions haven't worked, diplomacy did. But Trump is a bully and it's not an option he'd consider - and it would also require some effort. 
