Trump Improvement

I jsut listened to Trump's speech given at the South Korean General Assembly in Seoul. He seemed to me much more in control of himself, and I thought the overall speech was well done. He did not go off on any big tangents, or try to deviate away from his prepared speech very much. As I said before, he is learning, and seems to be, for the most part, sticking to the script. He has never been a stupid man, just full of himself. But, despite all that, I think it's really starting to sink in that his job is much bigger than he is. That is something I don't think he would ever admit in public. I was sitting there waiting for one of his deviations to happen, all the while saying, please don't, please don't. But he seemed very precise on what he wanted to say, even talking in good detail about the past suffereing of the Korean people, and the ongoing suffering of the North. I thought he made good comparisons to how South Korea has done well, and North Korea is a hell hole. He mentioned China and Russia a few times, which I expected, but did not go overboard on it. And as far as the North Korean leader goes, he didn't resort to name calling, but instead pointed out how badly that regime is doing. Of course it's doing badly; no people thrive under a dictatorship. I think he did well to point out very forcefully that North Korea is threatening itself, and that the South Koreans could count on us to be there if the stuff hits the fan.

To be honest, Korea is not one of my favorite countries. I have been there seventeen times, and did not think that the people were very friendly overall, and that the country was that great. But, to give credit where it is due, they did come back from a devastating war, and built themselves back up again (with the help of the U.S.) to where they are doing fairly well. Many countries have been "helped" by the U.S. in the past, but my main concern is how quickly they seem to forget that when we need them. Let's hope that South Korea is not like that.

The North Korean leader doesn't seem, to me, to be in touch with reality. If he were, he would know that his small country could not possibly survive an attack by the U.S. and it's allies. If he were really a leader, and not just a thug dictactor, he would make decisions based on what is best for his people, and not what is best for himself. While it is obvious that he has shut down his country to the outside world, and doesn't allow them to know the real state of affairs, I am sure he, himself, is very aware of what's happening. In my opinion only, if they were to work this situation out at all, then it would seem that he would have to be allowed to keep nuclear missiles, for his own country's protection, but none that could reach the U.S. That could not be allowed to happen. I know that leaves out some of our allies, like South Korea, Japan, and the P.I. But I don't think there is much we can do about that unless we destroy their country. They would just have to understand that attacking ANY of our allies would make it automatic that the U.S. would intervene. That is exactly how it works with many countries right now.

But, back to the speech. He did put a bit of pressure on China and Russia in front of the world. And he should. They are now put in a position where they will either help (I'm sure not much), or say there is nothing they can do, which will make them look very bad to the rest of the world. If we were to attack North Korea, do you think that their so-called allies would step in to help them? I don't think they would. They have too much to lose. I think they would watch North Korea go down alone, and tell them, "well, you did it to yourself!". Putin has a lot of confidence in his people, which he should have as their leader, but he is not naive enough to think that his military could beat the U.S. It's not gonna happen. Sure, they could cause huge damage, but in the end, his country would be left in ruins. And the Chinese leader is not that foolish either. He knows that his troops are no match for ours. They outnumber us by a lot, but we would not be fighting hand-to-hand until we destroyed their forces by air first. So their numbers would mean nothing. Neither of these leaders wants a direct confrontation with the U.S. That is why I strongly believe that North Korea is standing all alone. And most countries already know this. Will just asking China and Russia to stop all trade work? No. I think they will continue to show some support for them in as many small ways as they can get away with. But if it came to war, I think they will throw their hands up and say, "hey, it's not our fight!".

I thought the President was forceful when he needed to be, gracious to the host country, and painted a bright future for us and our allies. If he continues this way, he may yet be a successful President. If he can re-rally all of our Asian allies, and get new agreements and trade, I think that will go a very long way to fortify the area, and fortify the world.

As you well know, the word "ally" doesn't always mean that we are the best of friends. We just may have some common interests. Many countries want to be our ally strictly for the military advantage. Or, in some cases, their military disadvantage. Many "allies" do not want us in their personal business, or politics. That is ok with me. But the word in the real sense means that you are on the same side. What do I expect from a real ally? I expect them to be there when we need them, and not to just conveniently disappear! If South Korea were actually attacked, you know that they would pray that the U.S. would immediately step in and help. But what if it were reversed? If the U.S. were attacked, would the South Koreas step in immediately to help? I'm not sure they would. That goes with all the other allies as well. The only ones I have faith in that would step in right away would be England, and maybe Japan. Our allies need to understand one thing clearly, and I'm sure they do; if we (the U.S.) go down, then they are next to go down too.

Mr. President, I thought you did a good job today. I'm hoping for more success for you in the next meetings. Because the U.S. people NEED you to be successful.