President Trump must not be persuaded by President Lee's views on 'respect' for the North Korean political system

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Aug. 18 (UPI) -- President Trump, as you sit down with President Lee Jae Myung on Aug. 25, you must not be swayed by his dangerously naive stance on "respect" for North Korea 's political system. I say this not as a politician or a pundit, but as a soldier and practitioner/strategist who has spent his life confronting the nature of authoritarian regimes and understanding what it takes to resist them. President Lee's position, that South Korea should affirm "respect" for the North's totalitarian