Pence To Go To The Olympics

No use of the word "ironclad" yet!

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The Triumph of The Will?

Not everyone believes that that the recent/sudden thaw in relations between North Korea and ROK is as genuine as it may appear.

The talks between #NorthKorea and South Korea represent no chance for a breakthrough. The entire purpose for the North Koreans is a propaganda campaign.

— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) January 9, 2018

WSJ editorial board: "Talks between N. and S. Korea…have handed Kim Jong Un a propaganda victory…The talks and the 'Olympic truce' allow the young dictator to pose as a man of peace, even as he threatens to annihilate his enemies with nuclear weapons."https://t.co/xvSYVk3knY

— Jonathan Cheng (@JChengWSJ) January 10, 2018

It is true to say that certain people, such as Bolton, will always be naysayers wrt attempts to make peace. However, it is worth remembering that the 1936 Berlin Olympics were used by the Nazis to show themselves to be a country of "peace" and to further propagandise the myth of the "Triumph of The Will".

Whilst North Korea is not hosting the Games, it will do its best to ride the coattails of ROK wrt the positive publicity the Games will engender. ROK should be on its guard and maximise the opportunity (if North Korea really does attend) to show the North the benefits of democracy, a high standard of living and geopolitical/economic interaction with the world.

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Peace In Our Time?

 

BREAKING: Two Koreas agree in joint statement to hold talks on reducing military tensions, "actively cooperate" in Olympics.

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2018

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Joint March Possible

North and South Korea both agree to further working-level talks regarding the Olympics, and state that they are getting closer to a "joint march" for the Olympics. @YonhapNews

— NK NEWS (@nknewsorg) January 9, 2018

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Guess Who's Coming To The PyeongChang Winter Olympics?

Classic media scrum in #Seoul. Uni. Minister Cho Myoung Gyon swarmed. Cho’s car swarmed as he gets in. Cho followed all the way to the #DMZ on live TV. Cho will lead South in inter-Korean talks from 10a, local. First high-level talks in more than 2 yrs #통일부 #남한 #북한 #한국 pic.twitter.com/GWn7tZ5Uco

— Bruce Harrison (@brucesbeat) January 8, 2018

Following the hastily arranged and much hyped meeting today between ROK and North Korea, it has been agreed that North Korea will attend the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang (9 February - 25 February 2018) and that they will march in with the ROK team.

#breaking North Korea to send high-ranking delegation & cheering team to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, will walk with South Korea in opening ceremony. South Korea proposes reunion of divided families around the Lunar New Year on Feb 16. - Yonhap & Reuters

— Will Ripley (@willripleyCNN) January 9, 2018

As to whether this actually comes to fruition, we shall see.

There are ample opportunities for things to blow this off course eg:

- North Korea performs one of its usual provocations
- The USA decides not to postpone its military exercises
- The USA boycotts the Games
- The USA enacts a pre emptive strike
- People start asking too many questions about who is paying for the North Korean delegation (they never pay their way).


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Hardly Anyone Wants To Host 2024 Olympics

It's official: Budapest assembly approves motion to withdraw 2024 Olympic bid https://t.co/1Ip6VOuLP3
Only Paris & LA remain in 2024 race

— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) March 1, 2017

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Rio Olympic Venues Go The Same Way As Greece's

Rio Olympic venues already falling into a state of disrepair. It seems as if Brazil is disintegrating. Shame. https://t.co/2R3UN5u85A

— Mark Sparrow (@Markgsparrow) February 10, 2017

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Britain Second in Medal Table

The Olympics in Rio are over, and Britain came second in the medal table with:

27 Gold

23 Silver

17 Bronze

Next stop Tokyo 2020!

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