A plan for defusing North Korea crisis

John O' Sullivan of the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES writes about his plan. His idea calls for Bejing to place phone calls to about 200 top generals in DPRK's army and dispose of little Kim.

"For America the answer is clear: His downfall and replacement by a civilized regime would be major strategic and moral gain. For China, it is surely no less clear: Kim is useful mainly as an irritant to America and its Asian allies. Beijing, along with everyone else, would actually be better off with a buffer regime in Pyongyang that was friendly to China without being either a nuclear threat or an affront to human decency.

China's long-term interests do not lie with a policy of blackmailing America into 'stabilizing' the murderous Kim regime. Its benefits are trivial (a little gloating over America's difficulties) and its costs could well be substantial. But if Beijing were to make a few telephone calls to its favorite generals in Pyongyang, suggesting they would benefit from his overthrow and the gradual liberalization of his regime, it could advance its own interests and seek some reward from Washington, Tokyo and the U.N. for being an international good neighbor."

Not a bad thought, actually.