arms control side, the nuclear negotiations. that s the substance of the relationship. that s what affects american security, japan, south korea. don t let him off the hook. and my worry is the president with his troubles, wheith muell and the shut downand the wall, he s going to make concessions on his own in the room one on one that he shouldn t. the president tweeted about this situation this morning. this is what he said, quote, so funny to watch people who have failed for years. they got nothing, telling me how to negotiate with north korea but thanks anyway. you may be one of the people he s talking about, given the fact you have negotiated with north korea. does he have any kind of a point here? there has been progress made in these negotiations. we re certainly not all the way there but he has made breakthroughs at that others in the past have yet to make? i ve always given the president credit for take ug the one-on-one meeting with kim jong-un. in other words, from the to