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\"QUESTION: <\/strong>Let me switch to North Korea. We\u2019ve got a lot, by the way; that\u2019s why it\u2019s going around the world. We can certainly take our pick here. But when you look at North Korea and \u2013 do you see that as a success? I mean, the President is saying he avoided war with North Korea. Was it that close?<\/p>\n SECRETARY POMPEO: <\/strong>You remember what President Obama told him when they had their conversation. He said it was the biggest threat that President Trump and America would face during President Trump\u2019s time in office. I\u2019ve seen this threat; you have too. For decades now, administrations allowed North Korea to continue to pose a threat to the United States. We\u2019ve taken a very straightforward approach. We know the challenge of negotiating these nuclear weapons from Chairman Kim will be difficult, but it\u2019s the mission set. So we, in the finest tradition of diplomacy, built out a global coalition that has put on UN Security Council sanctions that are unequaled. We\u2019ve put real pressure on them, and now have this opportunity. We\u2019ve had one back in June in Singapore. We\u2019ll have another here at the end of this month in Vietnam to work with Chairman Kim Jong-un so that he can deliver on the promise he made in Singapore to denuclearize, and in turn that we made commitments that we\u2019d create a brighter future for the North Korean people. We\u2019re completely prepared to do that as well.<\/p>\n QUESTION: <\/strong>Well, the critics would say, well, he\u2019s just biding his time. This gives him more of an opportunity. What do you say to that, sir?<\/p>\n SECRETARY POMPEO: <\/strong>So the time he has is with an economy that is not serving his people, and Chairman Kim Jong-un himself has said it. He wants to change the focus for North Korea. He said this in his New Year\u2019s Day speech, he said it in other places as well. He understands that we need to create collectively a better future for the people of North Korea. We stand ready to help. We simply need the nuclear weapons gone from the peninsula. We\u2019ll have peace, we\u2019ll have security, and then North Korean people can get a chance for the brighter future they so richly deserve.\"<\/p>",
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