“Moon Jae In tries to yield too much to North Korea, excluding it from

[Exclusive] “Moon Jae In tries to yield too much to North Korea, excluding it from Singapore talks”… 16 Trump Inner Circle Publish “America First Approach” Written by 16 Trump Inner Circle

• I have doubts about seeing the Moon Jae In presidency as a period of inter-Korean reconciliation.
  The only time that seemed to be that way was in 2018 for a few months until September, when Kim Yo-jong attended the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, when the peace performance of the three inter-Korean summits was held.
  All of that was done in exchange for remittances to North Korea, including coins, but when there is no more such remittance, swear words like “Life is Sodagari” are poured out in 2019.
  In particular, Kim Jong-un’s role as a mediator in Moon Jae In will also be disrupted as he said in a statement at the Moon Jae In-Trump summit, which was released shortly after the third inter-Korean summit, that the South Korea-U.S. alliance takes precedence over the people.
  No, as previously seen in this article, Trump has already judged that Moon Jae In is no longer nutritious and has decided to exclude it before the North Korea-US summit in Singapore in June 2018.
  Such was the basis for the incomprehensible and bizarre insult that Moon Jae In suffered at the South Korea-U.S. summit in Panmunjom in June 2019.

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“An America First Approach to U.S. National Security,” a book written by a large number of close aides to former U.S. President Donald Trump, a Republican presidential candidate who is seeking re-entry to the White House, was released on Wednesday. The 342-page book, organized by the 親 Trump think tank “America First Policy Institute,” which is known as the de facto Trump transition team in Washington’s political circles, is said to contain the philosophy and direction of the Trump administration’s foreign and security policies. 16 people including former Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, former Energy Secretary Rick Perry, former Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf, and former Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Robert Wilke were named co-authors of the book.

Morgan Otagus, a former State Department spokesman under Trump’s first administration, wrote in his book that the 2018-2019 U.S.-North Korea dialogue and two summits were “success stories of America First diplomacy.”
“President Trump’s North Korea policy, especially his personal diplomacy with Kim Jong-un, is a case study showing how U.S.-first foreign policy works,” former spokesperson Otagus said in the article.
“The United States has tremendous power and patience, but if we have to defend the United States or our allies, we will have no choice but to completely destroy North Korea,” he said in a speech at the U.N. General Assembly in 2017. “Trump’s tough rhetoric, sanctions, and policies on North Korea have led Kim Jong-un to agree to diplomacy with the United States, including the 2018 Singapore summit.”
“Although the U.S. worked closely with Japan and South Korea on its approach to North Korea, the U.S. did not give any veto power to any country on U.S. policy toward North Korea,” he said. “In particular, the U.S. listened to President Moon Jae In (then), but took a much stronger hard-line policy toward North Korea than President Moon (former) wanted.”
“The U.S. intentionally excluded Moon from the Singapore summit because he was trying to make concessions to North Korea,” he said. “This is a U.S.-first foreign policy in reality.”
“The result is a combination of U.S. national power, presidential leadership, peace by power, and warnings that the U.S. can act alone in accordance with its national interests,” he said.
Regarding the Biden administration’s North Korea policy, former spokesman Otagus said, “There has been no substantial policy response from the Biden administration to North Korea’s missile program expansion and preparation for a potential seventh nuclear test since 2021 (when the Biden administration was launched). This is due to the president’s appointment of a special envoy to North Korea on a part-time basis and the failure of a high-ranking Biden official’s diplomatic attempt with the North Korean counterpart.”
Citing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, he continued, “The Biden government’s weak Asian foreign policy has led to a new Russia-China axis strengthened by joint naval and air exercises between Russia and China, and the participation of North Korea and Iran.”
Citing President Yoon Suk Yeol’s mention of his “own nuclear possession” in January last year, former spokesman Otagus also said, “President Yoon’s remarks caused panic in the Biden national security team and led to a crash program to improve relations with South Korea and Japan.”
“Biden deserves credit for this effort,” he said of the three-nation Camp David summit, “but it would be fair to say that this summit was a response to the Biden administration’s neglect of its Asian allies and the allies’ concerns about whether the U.S. will support them against China and North Korea.”
Regarding the issue of sharing defense costs, former spokesman Otagus said, “Trump’s approach was to encourage Asian allies to share more burdens in solving common security challenges, including the North Korean nuclear program and China’s provocations in the South China Sea.” Meanwhile, regarding the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, he said, “Personal ties with Trump played a key role in strengthening U.S.-Japan relations and pursuing common goals.”

Regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, former acting national security adviser Keith Kellogg said, “Whether the U.S. will provide weapons to (Ukraine) in the future should be linked to whether Ukraine participates in peace negotiations with Russia.” “The Ukrainian people may not be convinced of the consequences of not receiving all of their territory back, but Trump’s words, ‘I hope people will stop dying,’ are our thoughts,” he said, hinting at the possibility that Ukraine will sign a peace agreement without restoring the territory invaded by Russia. “Instead of delaying Ukraine’s NATO membership to be an incentive for Russia to respond to dialogue, it is better to design a defense pledge for Ukraine from a long-term perspective.”

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