ìSouth Korea Casts Wary Glance to North,î by James Brooke, New York Times, 29 April, p. W1.

Just a couple of good stats on the nature/nurture debate regarding commie North and capitalist South Korea.

First, six decades of socialist ìbrillianceî at the hands of the great/dear leaders, the Kims, leaves North Korea with $2 billion in industrial inventory. Ah, those socialists know how to generate industry, yes?

South Korea, on the other hand, gets by with a mere $489 billion in industrial inventory.

Great mentor China does about $1billion trade with the North each year, but almost $60billion with South Korea.

Think the U.S. canít cut a deal with Beijing to take down Kim and open up the North?