North Korea's Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule

n this image made from KRT video, Kim Jong Il's youngest son and successor, salutes during the funeral for his father at the end of procession outside Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 28, 2011. Since taking power following his father’s sudden death 10 years ago, Kim Jong Un has erased the widespread doubts that greeted his early attempts to extend his family’s brutal dynastic grip over North Korea. - AP

SEOUL, Dec 13 (AP): Too young. Too weak. Too inexperienced.

Since taking power following his father’s sudden death 10 years ago, Kim Jong-un has erased the widespread doubts that greeted his early attempts to extend his family’s brutal dynastic grip over North Korea.