Reporter why would he extend it and why now . Look, i think most analysts looking at this agree that the sanctions against north korea are feeling the bite, that hes feeling the bite, and he is going to want to get some sanctions relief that may be one major motivation on the part of kim. But, why now . He comes to the table and possibly the strongest position of any north Korean Leader in decades. Because he does have a Nuclear Missile program. Hes got the missiles. Hes test fired them. He and the world knows that they work, that they have intercontinental range. Hes got a nuclear program, hes got nuclear warheads. Is it at all perfect . No, kim jongun isnt looking for perfection in his nuclear program. Hes looking to bring the president of the United States to the table, show the world that he, kim, and his regime, are a Nuclear Power and that he can bring the president of the United States to the table. So if this summit happened, kim will have achieved that very major objective. He