[AmericanInTokyo]

During a period of Reagan/Bush 1, John Paul II and general anti-communist RESOLVE in the West in the 1980s, I am afraid to say, that might have been possible only at that time.

I sincerely doubt the North Korean regime will fall unless and until a US Administration that is known far and wide as being for liberty, freedom, capitalism and anticommunism, is in power. That may take until 2013.

Particularly if Bosworth at Obama's behest STILL goes to Pyongyang on this coming Wednesday and gives any inkling of promises to the North Koreans in terms of aid or finances, right in the midst of this horrible human rights outrage.

I dont expect a Romania 1989 for the DPRK during an Obama regime. I still wish the North Korean people, in a sad, distant sense, all the best, and would of course love to have thousands of .45s unmarked with ammo air dropped along with propaganda leaflets, but that ain't going to happen.

[GeronL]

The US would try to prop them up like they did with Zelaya in Honduras