denuclearization of the sort that, yes, both mike pompeo and john bolton have spoken to. what the president needs and wants is a quick win, a short-term, even a hollow or name flimsy deal that he can hold up, wave around at a rally and get his supporters to chant nobel prize. those two things may not be consistent with one another. there s a real possibility that president trump will sell out our long-term national security interest for this short-term political win. let s go to state department who may be talking themselves into a corner. i think we are looking for something historic. i think we re looking for something that s never been done before. that s a really high bar. yes, not exactly low expectations there. the way that the state department has been proceeding in my observation has been somewhat on the fly. they ve been caught off-guard by donald trump s statements. you had last week on tuesday