Sinking someone else's destroyer used to be an act of war. Now it isn't even considered going over the brink. CIA chief Leon Panetta (pronounced "Pansy") assures the talking heads there won't be any accountability for North Korea:

International investigators have concluded that North Korea torpedoed a South Korean warship in March, killing 46 sailors. North Korea has denied the allegation and warned any punishment would trigger war.

Panetta said on ABC television that, for many years, "we've been going through these kinds of provocations and skirmishes with a rogue regime."

In the end, he said, "they always back away from the brink, and I think they'll do that now."

I don't expect a war either - our leaders are probably leaning heavily on South Korea to take the abuse. According to Panetta, that's just what the Norks do, God bless 'em all.

What is right to expect is a North Korean version of the Bermuda Triangle - where their ships just start mysteriously disappearing. But that won't happen either. Instead, North Korea is Exhibit "A" for Iran and every other two bit regime that having nukes means you can get away with murder and the U.S. will go to bat for you to keep the "peace".