Kim Jong Il, far right, and son Kim Jong Un, second from left, salute a military parade in September / Reuters
What If Kim Jong Il's Successor Isn't Ready? -- Max Fisher, The Atlantic
The North Korean leader's 27-year-old son is next in line, but the military might not support him.
Kim Jong Il probably knew he didn't have much time left when, 15 months ago, he held the first "Worker's Party Conference" -- a gathering of North Korea's political and military leaders -- in 30 years. There, he established his successor: Kim Jong Un, his heavy-set, Swiss-educated, and reportedly not very bright son, then 26 years old. Sure enough, North Korean state media, almost immediately after it announced Kim Jong Il's death, declared Kim Jong Un as the new leader.
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My Comment: As I had mentioned before .... he is not even close to ready .... the old men behind the closed doors will be the ones who will be calling the shots. But .... on the off chance that they are not in charge .... and it is Kim Jong Un who is calling the shots .... expect conflict sooner rather than later.
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