In his case, if he allows amputation, he is finished. I mean, if he is chair-ridden full-time, power center will abruptly shift whether he likes it or not. He will become nobody pretty fast, even if he stays alive.
i wonder if we can consider 'amputation' of Kim jong il to be a kind of 'partial assassination' ? At least there will be less of him on this earth to 'love', right?? LOL