War Games

Looks like President George W. Bush may soon have one less member of the "Axis of Evil" to kick around: U.S. military action against Saddam Hussein appears imminent, and many predict a swift victory. No Asian leader will follow the action more closely than North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, who no doubt managed to catch a number of recent international broadcasts—such as the one where Bush expressed his personal "loathing" for the Dear Leader and the one where Bush revealed that Washington now considers preemptive strikes against tyrants an option for ensuring homeland security ("if we wait for threats to...

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