On Tuesday morning, North Korean state media notably toned down its official rhetoric in a move some saw as calling for dialogue. After years of “strategic patience” under President Barack Obama, Washington would now have a self-described dealmaker in charge of North Korean relations. “Track II” discussions between private individuals — the Americans are usually former officials, while North Korea sends current ones — have continued to take place. Even if Trump were to propose some kind of negotiations with North Korea and North Korea agreed, Robert Einhorn of the Brookings Institution wrote this week, gaining support for any kind of interim deal in Congress probably would be difficult. People stand behind a North Korean flag at a rally on Liberation Day, a North Korean holiday, in Panmunjom on Aug. 15, 2015 .

Source: Washington Post August 15, 2017 05:03 UTC