Meeting North Korea

"There is a saying in Korea. Saying something a hundred times is not as good as living it once."
--Kang (Olympus Has Fallen)

The finest achievements of Barack Obama's presidency were the reopening of friendly talks with Iran and Cuba. Naturally, he caught (and still catches) grief from his detractors for doing so.

Now it is Donald Trump's turn. Trump has been working on a historic meeting with the president of North Korea--something that any proponent of peace and prosperity should support. Unfortunately, but all too predictably, many of those who cheered President Obama's diplomatic efforts are condemning Trump's.

As Ron Paul observes, just as trading is always better than sanctioning, so is talking always better than threatening.

Any effort that gets adversaries together at a table for conversation should be encouraged.