[jiggyboy]

help is unlikely to come from the United States and South Korea following Pyongyang's widely criticized rocket launch

For better or for worse, the U.S. won't idly stand by. They've had many chances to deliver the kill shot to the NK regime in this respect over the years and have never done it.

[goat granny]

since China borders N. Korea, you tread lightly in that area....during the Korean war after the allies crossed the 38th parallel, the chinese poured across that border and we were suddenly at war with China... Our troops were pushed back to the 38th parallel and a so called truce was struck...