Free North Korea!: China Dispatches 10,000 Troops to NK Border As Price of Rice In NK Rises - Rumors of Imminent Mass Defectios of Military Persist

Looks like more starvation in North Korea. Can the nation behave rationally when they're starving? What can we expect from a nation with one of the largest standing armies, the most most repressive government, nuclear weapons, and mass starvation? Oh - I forgot - they're also extremely paranoid. How can the US act to help the people of North Korea for their (and their neighbor's) longterm good?