The most disconcerting aspect of the current North Korean contretemps is that the leaders of North and South Korea as well as China and Japan are all new to office. Japanese Prime Minister Abe had previously held that post, though only briefly. The lack of familiarity with one another increases the possibility that the pudgy little dweeble in Pyongyang will cause real trouble.
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