We Shall Go to Korea?

Breaking news: "A South Korean navy ship sank off the west coast near its maritime border with North Korea, officials said Saturday, prompting President Lee Myung-bak to convene a late-night meeting of security-related ministers. The 1,500-ton ship "Cheonan" went down around 9:45 p.m. near a South Korean island in the Yellow Sea, and 58 of the 104 crew members on board have been rescued so far, navy officials said." If in fact North Korea sank this ship, then renewed conflict -or at least "heightened tensions" as they say in the diplomatic trade - appears likely. Unfortunately, the Norks are now a nuclear power, meaning we may be close to the first true international nuclear crisis since the Cuban Missile Crisis of the 60's.  That such a situation may be upon us is testament to the bumbling neglect of North Korea's nuclear development program by no less than three Presidents, Clinton, Bush, and Obama. This might also be a vivid pre-qual to what will be bound to happen should the current Administration allow Iran to go nuclear, leading to a much more violent and bloody conclusion than the Norks could hope to engender.