I was just being contrary for fun. Call it the exception that makes the law a rule. In the case of Korea though you're entirely right: It's impossible to know whether this will come to anything, and that IS the rule with events as they happen. We need the objectivity and perspective provided by time, as well as the opportunity to see what dominoes are toppled, before we can know if a given event is just a minor ripple or a tsunami. The best US example is Truman, universally loathed in his day but generally well regarded now, a reversal so extreme it's George Bushs last hope for respectability (not going to happen, but I understand his desperation).