re: Give it up, warhawks. NOKO war ain't happening.

Yes he spent time in the West, but it was behind a wall of minders and security personnel. In addition, he has been built up since childhood as the heir to an almost Godlike dynasty. NK ideology is that the Kims were actually sent from heaven, and that they will lead NK to its rightful place as a leader among nations.

Does he really believe that, or is he a cynical pragmatist using this propaganda to maintain control? Nobody knows. If the latter, he is a petty tyrant like any number of other petty tyrants who we know how to deal with and we will be able to manage this nonviolently. If the former, there's going to be an eventual war no matter what we do or dont do.