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Originally Posted by Chief Rum
So I keep getting news notifications about this meeting between Trump and Kim Jong Un, like it's a big deal.
The first time, I got. It was historic on the face of it, since no one could get crazy into a room to talk about anything.
But this time, I don't see the point. From everything I have read Kim didn't do anything he promised, or at least nothing significant. Like last time, all another meeting does is lend him legitimacy.
The unstated mission again just seems to be "let's just get our names in the papers but not actually accomplish anything."
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It wasn't a case of nobody could, but instead, nobody would. American presidents didn't want to give the Kim family the legitimacy of having face to face meetings.