missiles that threaten japan, or the united states. so he's -- the president gets a plus out of this, but kim jong-un is the big winner. >> noah, you tweeted this is another concession to north korea in exchange for nothing at all. you just heard what the ambassador said. he said there is a lessening of tensions. at least the fact that tensions are down and that they are talking, is that something noah? >> no, not especially. americans can be convinced of just the value of the process, the diplomatic process alone. if you are talking you are not fighting, right? well they might also need to be convinced what they are sacrificing in this process. the first time. we spent the last two years engaging in this regime. in the meantime they have been expanding missile facilities and building new bombs. the second is leverage. we are giving up concessions we need to hold and reserve. things like what would follow this process would be the american president setting foot