>From the outside it is difficult to second guess all this. However… NYT -> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/world/asia/trump-korea-military-kim-jong-un.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6FA.nFaT.7aBU-y8hos_V&smid=url-share
“… Lee Byong-chul, an analyst at the Institute for Far Eastern Studies in Seoul. Mr. Trump’s overture toward North Korea, however, is not entirely unwelcome for his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae Myung, analysts said. A staunch proponent of inter-Korean reconciliation, Mr. Lee has urged Mr. Trump to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula through direct talks with Mr. Kim. North Korea has long cited the joint drills as a major stumbling block to such efforts, calling them “a rehearsal for an aggressive war.” “Now that Trump has made scaling back these exercises official U.S. policy, the Lee administration is likely secretly rejoicing,” said Mr. Lee, the analyst. “It’s intriguing that Lee and Trump — despite having completely different underlying motives — could see their approaches toward North Korea converge.” Cleaning up their back approach to China in some short term way may result from this. H -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#43049): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/43049 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/120784041/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
