Once again, proof that there is no end to my fascination with the Hermit Kingdom:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/02/22/north_koreas_race_problem?page=0,0. Sums up pretty well what the civilized world is up against when dealing with hideous thugs like Kim or Muslim fanatics or Sheila Jackson Lee. Fast forward to the final paragraph if you want a nice down and dirty--essentially, for anything to get better when it comes to North Korea, Kim will have to die: either naturally or by getting knocked off by one of his junior henchmen. At some point, I fully expect some kind of military dust up to occur--don't know how serious it will get--maybe just an opportunity for the North to lash out as they've been chomping at the bits to do so for years now. They'll be playing with 60's and 70's era technology on the ground and not much of an air force above so it could get interesting for them but they don't seem to mind loss of personnel as demonstrated by their willingness to allow a good portion of their own population to starve. What a happy, happy place. For the record, I have no interest in visiting Korea (either North or South) but I do like bulgoki. Kimchi, not so much.
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/02/22/north_koreas_race_problem?page=0,0. Sums up pretty well what the civilized world is up against when dealing with hideous thugs like Kim or Muslim fanatics or Sheila Jackson Lee. Fast forward to the final paragraph if you want a nice down and dirty--essentially, for anything to get better when it comes to North Korea, Kim will have to die: either naturally or by getting knocked off by one of his junior henchmen. At some point, I fully expect some kind of military dust up to occur--don't know how serious it will get--maybe just an opportunity for the North to lash out as they've been chomping at the bits to do so for years now. They'll be playing with 60's and 70's era technology on the ground and not much of an air force above so it could get interesting for them but they don't seem to mind loss of personnel as demonstrated by their willingness to allow a good portion of their own population to starve. What a happy, happy place. For the record, I have no interest in visiting Korea (either North or South) but I do like bulgoki. Kimchi, not so much.
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