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May 22, 2018

Pence Threatens North Korea as U.S.-N.K. Summit Looks Increasingly Imperiled
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President Trump is meeting with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in today at
the White House, as the upcoming U.S.-North Korea summit appears
increasingly imperiled. On Monday, the Trump administration again
threatened that the U.S. could pursue the so-called Libya
denuclearization model if North Korea does not cooperate. In 2003, Libya
negotiated sanctions relief from the United States in exchange for
renouncing its nuclear program and welcoming international inspectors to
verify the disarmament. Eight years later, Gaddafi was dragged through
the streets and publicly killed by rebels, after the U.S. and its allies
intervened with a massive bombing campaign. This is Fox News's Martha
Mac Callum, interviewing Vice President Mike Pence Monday.

Mike Pence: "There was some talk about the Libya model-"

Martha Mac Callum: "Right."

Mike Pence: "Last week, and as the president made clear, this will only
end like 
the Libya model ended, if Kim Jong-un doesn't make a deal."

Martha Mac Callum: "Some people saw that as a threat."

Mike Pence: "Well, I think it's more of a fact."



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