"What? Nooo. He said what? You're crazy!"

In a follow-up to an earlier post, China now says Kim never said the "S" word. "These reports are certainly not accurate. We haven't heard any information that Kim Jong Il apologized for the test."

In summary, Kim goes nuclear, maybe says sorry, China maybe backs sanctions (but warns against "pressuring" North Korea), and...well, "and?" I'm still waiting. This seems like a fairly big deal, and not only is Kim back-peddling from his apology, but he's still demanding the same things as before, and our "coalition" is already fraying. It's been, what, a week? Are we now the most powerless superpower in history?