Was that line from last week's two-day summit in Hanoi?
No, it was from Grumpy Editor's posting on Feb. 27, 2012 under the headline: LATEST U.S.-NORTH KOREA TALKS PROVIDE LITTLE ACTION.
So, exactly seven years later, there has been no change in North Korea stringing the U.S. along in talks such as the meeting last week between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Also, North Korea continues the threat that it is ready for war.
Mentioned as one of the upcoming highlights during the two-day summit was a joint signing ceremony that would officially end the Korean War. But that was cancelled.
Few in media seem to be aware that the Korean War, which started 69 years ago --- before most people in media were born --- remains open-ended. A peace treaty was never concluded.
Also labeled "The Forgotten War,” the Korean War erupted when 135,000 communist North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea in pre-dawn hours of June 25, 1950. Battles, many involving Chinese soldiers, ended with a cease fire on July 27, 1953.
For the U.S., that war resulted in 33,739 military lives lost and 103,284 wounded in action. More than 7,500 U.S. troops remain unaccounted.
So we'll see what happens at the next two-day summit.
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