North Korea there will be blood?

I've got a very similar opinion.We shouldn't forget that the Young Leader is worshipped by a very large percentage of the North Korean population as a God. Eliminating him could result in total chaos . On the other side eliminating him could open the door to more openness and for the population to start realising that the young Leader was just human.It seems as if there's really only one country which could potentially pull the rug from under the feet of the Young Leader in one foul swoop and it it would be China. One wonders what the interest of China is in keeping the North Korean Government in place or alternatively getting rid of it.In the case of North Korea attacking South Korea, the US would be automatically involved. This will further weaken the American economy. Is it in the economic interest of China to have a further weakened American economy; with all those US dollars they keep in reserve?One can only hope that relatively sane governments (not all of them!) know more about it than we do.Benjamin Disraeli: -Nations have no permanent friends and no permanent enemies. Only permanent interests-

I don't think that the current Chinese government could afford to do that. The middle class in China is getting too big and too powerful. They've got the most to loose. Keeping some dictator in a small foreign country going, at a huge financial cost and security risk to themselves, wouldn't be too acceptable to them. But, who knows? Anything is possible.

I completely agree.The problem is: how can it be done with a minimum (ideally none at all) loss of human life?

The problem is that any of those kids can blow up New York City or LA or Washington. Not just directly with a missile, but through other means.Or my home, the Pretoria/Johannesburg area, with one bomb, if they really wanted and set their minds to it. They've got the technology.I don't think that there's an easy solution to the problem of North Korea. In my view, the US presence and threats are seen as the most effective deterrents for any violence in that area. The US can annihilate North Korea quickly and effectively with a missile or two.Not that I'm advocating it at all, it's just a fact.China still is a key as a solution in ending the problems peacefully. But nobody knows what the plans are in China.The US government is so much more transparent.Edited by Pressie, : No reason given.