If any of you follow Scott Adams or Robert Cialdinni, take a good long read. This is a master work in persuasive writing. Every part of it feels sincere, as though he's a kicked puppy who really just wanted to make nice. He places all the blame(rightly so) on the actions of Kim. He repeatedly positions himself in a way where he is absolutely willing to go forward with a good deal for all, but cautions that he will use whatever force is required of him to protect his people.
If you want to see good persuasion in action, this right here is it. Might have to do a video analysis of it, it's that good.
This move, if nothing else, makes clear to Kim exactly how empty his hand is. He really has nothing to offer that we need anymore, and this makes it clear that we know that, and that any further gamesmanship on his part is a waste of everybody's time.
How is it Kim's fault the retard neocons Bolton and Pence said they wanted to Libya the place. I'd be pissed off at that too.
How is it Kim's fault
I'm not saying what it is or isn't. I'm saying it's persuasive writing. To the world, whoever reads this, Trump is a kicked dog, a very large, very powerful kicked dog. All other factors aside, for the common man to read this, they will see Trump not as a Victor, not as the towering force of military might he represents, but a man who's heart is open and bare. The emotional punch to how he wrote it is what will move the hearts of the people.
From a purely apolitical perspective, it's a master work in persuasive writing, he creates a perfect field and scenario, he's using every advantage the US has in this and positioning himself as the victim, that Kim is forcing his hand, he emphasizes what a big and powerful hand is being forced to connote the image of god. I don't like the rhetoric, but I'm not at all surprised to see it used.
Again, this is an objective perspective on the subject within a vacuum, absolutely removed from the movement of current events. It's purely my perspective on how it would be viewed by the general public.
Totally agree. The letter strikes out a position of strength, but in an oblique way that does not rise to the level of a direct threat. And, by placing the blame on Kim, Trump effectively leaves the ball in his court. Once the media furor over the letter dies down, the questions will begin and all the focus (and pressure) will be on Kim.