[ClockWorkAngel]

I have to agree with Xellos here, the N. Korean won't be as loyal as you'd expect from this indoctrination. If NK is indeed stupid enough to fire the first shot China will smile and prepare to get some nice mountainous lands.

Also the reason why the USA is losing in Iraq is IMO, because they're not carpet bombing every single building and gassing every hole. Remember they're still trying to front the Iraq war as a great liberating "insertion" which is much more different than "Let's destroy those baddies" the NK don't have hostages, they have targets, they have people who once they know that bombs will come their way will high tail it to wherever they can get to. The US may be reluctant to bomb everything, but I'm sure that China as you've stated wouldn't, since of their lack of human rights.