If the Chinese really do get rid of Kim Jong Il, it will be a dramatic vindication of the Bush administration’s policy of selectively preventing proliferation through preemption. We are already seeing a cascading effect from Iraq that might get us real traction against proliferation worldwide. The negotiate-at-any-price policy of the Democrats is bankrupt. It cannot succeed against the deadly combination of terror and weapons of mass destruction. The Bush administration’s policy of selective preemption is the only way to go. And right now, it’s working.