Comments on: Kim Jong-un Named as Likely Heir to Kim Jong-il http://rokdrop.com/2009/02/18/kim-jong-un-named-as-likely-heir-to-kim-jong-il/ Korea From North to South Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:02:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laft Flank | Left Flank http://rokdrop.com/2009/02/18/kim-jong-un-named-as-likely-heir-to-kim-jong-il/comment-page-1/#comment-283391 Laft Flank | Left Flank Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:55:58 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=11473#comment-283391 [...] the Kim dynasty succession, it always amazes me how far the wispiest strands of RUMINT will send civilians into a tizzy -especially when the RUMINT originates in Pyongyang. Prediction [...] [...] the Kim dynasty succession, it always amazes me how far the wispiest strands of RUMINT will send civilians into a tizzy -especially when the RUMINT originates in Pyongyang. Prediction [...]

]]> By: gerry http://rokdrop.com/2009/02/18/kim-jong-un-named-as-likely-heir-to-kim-jong-il/comment-page-1/#comment-283152 gerry Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:37:45 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=11473#comment-283152 "But the source added", "its possible that the military siezed a PR initiative by distributing the memo". The military has a preference? Against who? Kim Jong Chol? Who else is involved in the upgrading of an heir? "But the source added", "its possible that the military siezed a PR initiative by distributing the memo". The military has a preference? Against who? Kim Jong Chol? Who else is involved in the upgrading of an heir?

]]> By: Jonathon Payne http://rokdrop.com/2009/02/18/kim-jong-un-named-as-likely-heir-to-kim-jong-il/comment-page-1/#comment-283094 Jonathon Payne Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:30:48 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/?p=11473#comment-283094 With any luck, in the ensuing chaos after the Dear Leader kicks the bucket all of the possible successors will kill each other off in a mass power grab. Hopefully, the peninsula can then be finally re-united without having to fire a shot. Of course, I'm not so naive to think that it will go off that smoothly. I still think that there will be a mass power grab, but it will be very messy. ROK will inevitably be drawn into the conflict and, by default, so will we. With any luck, in the ensuing chaos after the Dear Leader kicks the bucket all of the possible successors will kill each other off in a mass power grab. Hopefully, the peninsula can then be finally re-united without having to fire a shot.

Of course, I'm not so naive to think that it will go off that smoothly. I still think that there will be a mass power grab, but it will be very messy. ROK will inevitably be drawn into the conflict and, by default, so will we.

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