Tillerson's new policy signal

[EatTheRich]

U.S. may engage in bilateral talks with N. Korea
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/in-an-apparent-shift-tillerson-says-us-willing-to-hold-direct-talks-with-n-korea/2017/04/27/a2093a0e-2bac-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html

I welcome this touch of sanity.

 

[georgephillip]

U.S. may engage in bilateral talks with N. Korea
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/national-security/in-an-apparent-shift-tillerson-says-us-willing-to-hold-direct-talks-with-n-korea/2017/04/27/a2093a0e-2bac-11e7-b605-33413c691853_story.html

I welcome this touch of sanity.

Sanity is always useful when dealing with North Korea:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/world/asia/trump-kim-jong-un-north-korean.html?_r=0

"But for North Korea, lashing out to send a message is an art form, practiced since the days when Mr. Kim’s grandfather ordered the seizure of an American ship, the Pueblo, in 1968, followed by the shooting down of an American reconnaissance plane, killing 31. Then, seven years ago, came the sinking of a South Korean naval vessel — most likely by a North Korean torpedo, though the country denies it — that took 46 lives."

Nixon had his own "madman theory"; however, he did not respond militarily to the loss of 31 US lives.

I'm not sure Trump has the same degree of sanity?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_EC-121_shootdown_incident