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I really think that if you look at north korean tactics going back to the korean war itself, which is officially of course the president points out has never really ended, two years beginning in the summer of -- i think it was july of 51, they talked in panmunjom on the 38th parallel for two years. so his idea of a lickety-split, you know, apprentice-type reality hour, it doesnt square with the time thinking they have over the time reference they make over in north korea. they could be tricking ...

May be willing to trade the nuclear arsenal to enhance the economy. the same people, many families are divided by the 38th parallel. the same work ethic is in the north as the south but they need proper leadership. heather: obviously we learned the lesson with iran, we are not going to put a lot of money up front. >> the opportunity is what you really have is a country that needs massive infrastructure development. what the united states can do is say you came to power wanting two things, nukes ...

Any more. >> that yearning for peace shared by quan ming-ju and her boyfriend. they drive three hours from seoul to surf here. one day they hope they can keep driving through the dmz. >> i think the area is a good place for surfing. >> in north korea? >> maybe we can go there and surf one day. >> i dont think well be niquing through any fences. if its possible, id love to check it out. surfers stoked for the day when peace may come to these shores. ivan watson, cnn at the 38th parallel beach in ...

Have tremendous support from the south korea and the united states has a very big military presence, about 29,000 troops, so logistically it works for both and also optically it works. this now -- dmz and divided line, 38th parallel, i think it works. >> do you think, depending on how all of this plays out, and whatever success means, success according to the president is denuclearization of north korea, president moon has said that president trump deserves the nobel peace prize. joe, would you ...

Cuba. but i dont think weve really had to make a commitment like that to north korea. the fear has always been that they would cross the 38th parallel. not that the south would cross it or that we do would do it. it seems like an odd request from whoever has talked about us invading north korea all these years? >> that has been their fear. thats why he said he needed the nuclear deterrent. one concern that he is offering fake concessions to that test site in the north was collapsing as it was th...

Happen. and personally, i think its going to be a success, but well see. i will say this. if its not a success, if its not a -- got to get rid of the nuclear weapons. if its not a success, i will respectfully leave. its very simple. >> welcome back to "hardball" that was president trump again, once again expressing optimism about his upcoming planned meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un. according to "the new york times," south korean officials said kim told south koreas president that h...

Purposes armistice 65 years ago will officially end it this year. brian: there is the 38th parallel because the war ended but they never signed a peace agreement. thats why theyre constantly on a war footing for 65-plus years. on top of that we lost and there is a lot of people watching right now have family or actually fought in the korean war. steve: yeah, my uncle. brian: this is emotional moment for a lot of americans, and it should be. it isnt just a show called marsh. it was mash. abby: br...

Figure out. abby: holding hands. not a hand shake. steve: kim jong un said this is very emotional day for him and the south korean leader as well. listen to. >> the declaration shouldnt repeat the tragic histories of the previous agreements so we are going to work closely together for the full implementation, successful implementation of the declaration. brian: the war never ended. we lost 36,000 plus americans fighting for south korea after the north invades just years after world war ii. we qu...

On occasion around here we get to show you what history looks like in the making. and heres what it looks like tonight. south korean president moon jae-in with north korean leader kim jong-un are currently meeting inside the demilitarized zone separating their two countries. this is not just the first time the two men have met. this is the first time a north korean leader has visited south korea since the korean war. weve asked jeremy bash to stick around and join us and talk about the importanc...

South korean president moon jae-in with north korean leader kim jong-un are currently meeting inside the demilitarized zone separating their two countries. this is not just the first time the two men have met. this is the first time a north korean leader has visited south korea since the korean war. weve asked jeremy bash to stick around and join us and talk about the importance of this. jeremy, your résume is so unique with your experience at both pentagon and cia, two buildings highly interes...