The North Korea farce makes it clear again: Trump is political Ebola | Simon Tisdall
This is where hubris and arrogance lead. By indefinitely postponing his summit with Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader, in a fit of petulance and political cowardice, Donald Trump has squandered a golden opportunity for peace on the Korean peninsula, plunged the Asia-Pacific region into a period of renewed uncertainty, blindsided America's allies, and resurrected the dread prospect of nuclear war.
All may not yet be lost. But that's no thanks to Trump. The author of The Art of the Deal thought he alone could pull off what had eluded successive US presidents. He prematurely hailed Kim's decision to free three American citizens as a major breakthrough. He basked in utterly ludicrous talk, notably from Boris Johnson, of a Nobel peace prize. When Kim made clear "denuclearisation" did not mean what Trump thought it meant, he meekly offered more concessions.
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