The Gambler of North Korea

He was kind of a gambler type and unemployable, therefore and took his frustrations out on her.

But nuclear issues still struggle for public resonance and political traction. It would take a brave gambler to bet on ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty by the US Senate any time soon.

But while Abe may be known for his boldness, he is no reckless gambler. On the contrary, he would have been reckless to launch the third arrow of his so called Abenomics strategy for reviving Japan s economy supply side structural reforms without a clear mandate for reform.

Today, by contrast, it all looks as if intervention may re legitimate Sarkozy in the eyes of French citizens, whose votes he will need in next year s presidential election. An energetic and daring gambler, Sarkozy is taking a high but legitimate risk that he can retake the moral (and political) high ground.