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FrankC — 11/26/2004 5:43:27 PM (archived)

While I guess anything is possible, I doubt you will see a forced take over of NK.

What I had in mind was transition to a quiet client state of China.

The point is this has always been China's call. This is the reason that the U.S. not been as agressive as some thought we should.

In this case our interests and China's were similar

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Meanwhile, in North Korea - Tom Brosz - 11/25/2004 9:11:30 PM
- Either Kim was shot, or the Central Committee simply got fed up with Kim's outrageous behavior - E.P. Grondine - 11/26/2004 7:41:51 AM
  - please, don't lower yourself - phil - 11/26/2004 8:21:16 PM
    - I won't (n/t) - E.P. Grondine - 11/27/2004 1:49:48 AM
- Chinese hegemony - FrankC - 11/26/2004 1:11:28 AM
  - How the planned economy is stacking up........ - Publius - 11/26/2004 11:32:25 PM
  - re: Chinese hegemony - Tom Brosz - 11/26/2004 5:56:50 AM
    - metaphorically a province - FrankC - 11/26/2004 5:43:27 PM
  - If they think they can annex NK the chinese are insane. - ebnelson - 11/26/2004 4:33:47 AM
    - Surely you could see the reasoning. - Lee - 11/26/2004 7:07:01 AM
      - Sounds like a good deal for everybody. - David F Mayer - 11/26/2004 3:18:42 PM
  - We're changing our name to "Koguryo Province" - Peter Bruener - 11/26/2004 2:04:05 AM
    - I doubt if China will do imperialism well based on a many-hundreds of years old dubious claim. - ebnelson - 11/26/2004 9:03:24 PM
      - re: I doubt if China will do imperialism well based on a many-hundreds of years old dubious claim. - Peter Bruener - 11/27/2004 12:37:19 AM
      - I don't see China as rigidly dogmatic any more... - FrankC - 11/26/2004 10:30:26 PM
- Fast times in the DPRC - Peter Bruener - 11/26/2004 12:08:28 AM
  - ...oops! - Peter Bruener - 11/26/2004 12:35:16 AM
- I think Kim Jong Il has been walking the razor's edge for years. - Jacob Samorodin - 11/25/2004 10:31:24 PM
- I am HOPING that Jong Kim-Il will have a fatal accident. And be replaced by RATIONAL rulers. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/25/2004 10:22:06 PM

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