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by DashRattlesnake 3223 days ago
> Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya

I think it's wrong to compare North Korea to those countries. For one, the post-regime change problems in those countries have been caused by Islamic insurgencies, which is not something I'd expect to happen in NK.
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fastball 3223 days ago
What, because East Asians are incapable of armed insurgency?

Are you forgetting the Viet Cong so quickly?

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DashRattlesnake 3221 days ago
They certainly are, but I think it's foolish to think that a regime change would play out the same in NK as it did in countries with very different cultures. I'm skeptical that NK's ideology would be able to sustain an insurgency after too much contact with the outside.

Also, the Viet Cong were supported by a state, North Vietnam. They also weren't able to defeat South Vietnam; that took a withdrawal of US support and the actions of the regular North Vietnamese Army.

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