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2007-08-28 Afghanistan

Taliban agree to free S. Korean hostages

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Posted by tu3031 2007-08-28 10:16|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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#1 In reaching the deal, South Korea did not appear to commit to anything it did not already plan to do. Seoul has already said it would withdraw its 200 non-combat troops by the end of the year and has also sought to prevent missionaries from causing trouble in countries where they were not wanted.

This is eyewash. Anyone who has dealt with Koreans know that this is a major loss of face for them. Whether or not they planned to do it anyway, it appears to the world that they buckled under to blackmail from a bunch of savages and are shown to be cowards.

Posted by RWV 2007-08-28 13:34|| 2007-08-28 13:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Which, might not be so bad ITLR, as maybe the SoKors will find other, more covert ways to involve themselves in the GWOT...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2007-08-28 14:54|| 2007-08-28 14:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Pashtun shame culture vs Korean shame culture... Go!

Posted by Excalibur 2007-08-28 16:03|| 2007-08-28 16:03|| Front Page Top

#4 I'll be interested in seeing what kinda reception they get when they get back to Seoul. I remember how the Japanese treated some of their yahoos that got themselves kidnapped and released when they got back. They weren't too happy as I remember...

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-28 16:07|| 2007-08-28 16:07|| Front Page Top

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