Commentary: Only Trump could make this kind of deal
by David Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times
Jun 05, 2018
3 minutes
BEIJING - It's been said that only Nixon could have gone to China. This week a professor at a top Chinese university told me, with just a hint of slyness, "Maybe only Donald Trump could make peace with North Korea."
The professor, who asked that I not use his name, argued that Trump's brashness, inexperience and need for a victory on the world stage (as a distraction from his legal troubles at home) may have uniquely positioned him to set aside concerns about North
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