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And not just a dictator in a country we bombed to hell in the 50's trying to keep himself and his people alive while Washington's occupying military forces regularly conduct war games to practice invading his country ... And he totally is just insane and potentially suicidal... And he's got nukes... And he's almost got missiles that can fly them to us... Then we definitely don't want to put more pressure on him. You think this is how hostage negotiators talk? To crazy, potentially suicidal guys who've taken hostages? We're gonna meet you "with fire and fury like the world has never seen!" Hell no. Hostage negotiators talk those guys down . They don't try to scare them and stir them up. They don't put pressure on them . Here is the NYPD Crisis Negotiations Team's 7 essential crisis negotiation skills : Crisis Negotiation Skills #1. “Talk to Me” [Keeping lines of communication open] Crisis Negotiation Skil...

Visitors wait to enter the Museum of Natural History in Pyongyang on Sept. 28, 2016. Ed Jones—AFP/Getty Images You might not know as much about North Korea as you think. After all, how much time have you spent really paying attention to the latest news on North Korea ? Or the history of North Korea ? Or the history of U.S. actions on the Korean peninsula? Don't be too attached to a mental image of "North Korea," if the facts turn out to be different... Flag Wavers at a Stadium in Pyongyang in 2014 Eric Lafforgue Take the North Korean Economy and North Korean Famine for Instance If someone's mental image of North Korea is a place where a lot of people are starving, they're like 20 years behind. That's one of the most common clichés about North Korea, that it's a destitute, starving country. But it's not accurate anymore : "In the late 1990s, North Korea suffered a major famine that, according to the most recent re...