Trump to North Korean leader: my nuclear button ‘is bigger & more powerful’

[mike2000 is back]

You won't get any argument on that from me. I think the man is a clown and an embarrassment.

That being said, due to blatant confirmation bias, many people with other agendas here will focus much more on Trump's response.

But yet will conveniently overlook the almost equally bellicose statement that Kim made which is what instigated Trump's response. As childish as that response was.

In my opinion, Trump was punching down and shouldn't have responded. It doesn't change the fact that Kimmy's statement was very bellicose as well.

Well, I think I will disagree with you on one point. It's true that the N. KOREAN maniac/dictator/regime led by Kim Jung Un ALWAYS makes such ridiculous/foolish claims/remarks almost every month. It has been the same for the past decade. So we are already use to them. Moreover you need to know that N. Korea is a small insignificant country when it comes to how it can influence the world economy and world issues. It's a very poor, closed and backward country, especially when compared to all its neighbours. As such., we all know that poor relatively small developing countries who's dictators often like using the western threat to justify their regime and hold on power often tend to make such rash and silly remarks which nobody takes seriously. It's normal though, since when you know you are weak while facing a far superior adversary (in every field) you often tend to be more defensive and adopt the tough talk since you know that's one of the few things you have that you can use against your opponent. So under such situations it's normal to see such leaders indulge in such petty behaviour and grandstanding.
However, what we don't expect is for the leader of the worlds only superpower to also indulge in such small silly talk. Talk that is more common with poor weak developing countries leaders for obvious reason. For example you didn't see former American presidents , David Cameron/Theresa May, Merkel, Macron, Xi Jinping or even Putin etc etc indulge in such useless silly talk of bravado and chest thumping.
Reason people are so surprised to see Trump act so childishly. When you have a big stick(the worlds biggest stick by far) you don't need to go around making silly comments like this or indulging in such useless debate with such a third world country leader who the world knows is obsessed with such silly/useless talk while his people die of poverty and malnutrition everyday.

So I will expect such words from a poor country's leaders not from the leader of a major developed western country. As I said, it's those that have a small stick and who know they are insecure that talk so much(that's the only thing they have) . Big boys don't talk like that. Trump is an exception indeed, no American president has ever indulges in such constant small petty debates with a third world country dictator.
It's indeed embarrassing for the west.

Do you think that maybe people expect such statements from North Korea, but they don't expect such statements from the USA?

Agree 100 %. That's also the point I was trying to make

 

[Zibago]

But yet will conveniently overlook the almost equally bellicose statement that Kim made which is what instigated Trump's response. As childish as that response was.

He is a dictator in a poor and sanction ridden country who has a god like status and his only defense against total invasion is these hollow but theoretically realistic threats glad to know Trump is in the same category

 

[Divergent]

I laughed so hard at this tweet it sounds a bit inappropriate LOL

 

[TruthTheOnlyDefense]

Still can't believe Mr. Fool is the leader of a superpower it's scary how the idiot is going about it.

 

[gambit]

...because USA's weapons manufacturing companies can earn.

Whenever I read that from someone, I know that person is not interested in a serious discussion. Funny how it is always about American arms companies making monies, but never about Russian or Chinese arms companies making monies.

You are dismissed.

 

[KAL-EL]

Do you think that maybe people expect such statements from North Korea, but they don't expect such statements from the USA?

It's not really as if Trump needed an excuse to be belligerent, he has gone after North Korea, Iran and Pakistan in the span of two days. With the Jerusalem vote just a short while before that.

Kind of makes one miss HongWu.

Not just kind of for me. I actually do miss HongWu around here sometimes although I have the sneaking suspicion that he very well could still be here under several different identities.

But i digress..

In my post I meant to say at the end that obviously the bellicose language is within Kimmie's behavior.

But that obviously the president of the United States should be well above that kind of bellicose rhetoric.

And that's in part what I meant when I said that Trump was punching down. I just didn't verbalize it out as much as I should have.

Regardless though, just my two cents weather folks agree or disagree.

 

[jamahir]

Whenever I read that from someone, I know that person is not interested in a serious discussion. Funny how it is always about American arms companies making monies, but never about Russian or Chinese arms companies making monies.

You are dismissed.

Arrogant, are we??

 

[mike2000 is back]

Whenever I read that from someone, I know that person is not interested in a serious discussion. Funny how it is always about American arms companies making monies, but never about Russian or Chinese arms companies making monies.

You are dismissed.

@jamahir is a socialist revolutionary, as such its normal for him to hold such views. The U.S/west will ALWAYS be his targets no matter the situation or whatever the case. I'm surprised you don't know that. lol

 

[jamahir]

@jamahir is a socialist revolutionary, as such its normal for him to hold such views. The U.S/west will ALWAYS be his targets no matter the situation or whatever the case. I'm surprised you don't know that. lol

I don't hate the people of USA or the West. I only oppose the governments there and the political system.

 

[Hack-Hook]

What if God refused to bless ?

You pay the church enough money and God not only bless you but also forget all your sin .

 

[gambit]

@jamahir is a socialist revolutionary,..

In other words, he is clueless on how the real world works. Got it...

 

[TaiShang]

Dotard is good. Makes life interesting and help an otherwise boring IR class fun.