MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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Kim Jong Un wants to stay in power — and that is an argument against nuclear war
By artappraiser on Thu, 08/10/2017 - 1:20pm |By Anna Fifield @ WashingtonPost.com, Aug. 10
[....] He is prepared to push back against the United States and its allies to a point, many believe, but never enough to risk a war that would threaten his rule as the third-generation strongman in a family dynasty that took hold after World War II.
“What Kim Jong Un really wants is to improve his missiles and nuclear weapons and to keep the country under his leadership,” said Michael Madden, who runs the North Korea Leadership Watch website.
His endgame is about all seeking to stay in power, analysts said [....]
This is exactly the point that can't be stressed enough every time there is a flare up about North Korea.
And the Kims stay in power by looking like strong super hawks to their own people and making the western world the dangerous enemy.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/kim-jong-un-wants-to-stay-in-power--and-that-is-an-argument-against-nuclear-war/2017/08/10/52b6ae7c-7d2e-11e7-b2b1-aeba62854dfa_story.html
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