horse of george

Surprising that China seems to have really turned down the screws on North Korea after their missile launch? Possibly not surprising - China no doubt very concerned that Little Pudgy not in control of things and therefore chances of a serious unwinding probably escalate as a consequence. But here's the question: take the bombastic theatrics away from an unstable regime like this, isn't it a bit like taking the meds away from a psychotic? Now, don't wanna be a hypocrite - I did counsel that we shoot the missile down which would also have ripped a hole in that ridiculous ritualistic bubble the wackos struggle to keep ever inflated and that would no doubt have unsettled things - my point is we wanna believe that there's a reasonable way out of this mess and I'm guessing there isn't - it's a classic rock and hard place scenario - China puts pressure on one end and I'm pretty sure something unpleasant is gonna spill out the other.