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Holt shit - are you ignorant. FYI: the administration is claiming the Clinton visit to North Korea was private (officially unofficial). Critics and anyone with a brain are saying it was in effect an official visit because that's how the Norks will be able to portray it in their propaganda (because he is a spouse of the current Sec of State).



So what you’re saying is that it was secretly official, like the Kissinger visit to China. Way to prove me wrong.

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China was a huge and important nation. The Norks are tiny and rogue. It's kind of like the difference between hostlie actions by the 70s USSR vs. hostile actions by 70s Libya. The ways one responds to one of these two very different stimuli has no baring on the other.



China was a populous nation, but no where near as important as it is today. Japan, South Korea, and China will disagree with you on the importance of NK though. China was aiding the North Vietnamese, just like the Soviets, and viewed the US as its top enemy. Sort of like NK does now. hmmmm…….

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Ex-pres Clinton picking up two hostages in North Korea is like Kissinger secretly opening detante with China! LOL! This is one of the dumbest things I can remember anyone saying on XPT. I may have to put it in my sig line.



Hostages are taken these chicks walked into NK knowing that could be the outcome, and were arrested legally on the other side of the Chinese border.

He did more than pick up ‘hostages’, Einstein, you know they talked and not about ‘hostages’. They talked about nukes and opening further discussions on nukes.

So you’re saying Bill Clinton's opening dialog with NK has no similarities with Kissinger's opening dialog with China. How does your tiny brain produce enough electricity to keep your fingers typing, let alone keep you conscious and alert?