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2014-09-20 China-Japan-Koreas

US to keep artillery brigade along Korean buffer zone

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Posted by Fred 2014-09-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 After more than a half century, why can't the SKors field their own artillery brigades?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-09-20 04:59|| 2014-09-20 04:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Hyundai just bid $10 billion for 19.6 acres of choice Gang Nam land in S. Korea.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-09-20 07:08|| 2014-09-20 07:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Oh, great, to be the lucky Pierre unit. Hostages who are usually expendable in the State Department's usual bungling. See - Benghazi.

Dongducheon - I understand the Thunder Runs have been outlawed.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-09-20 08:08|| 2014-09-20 08:08|| Front Page Top

#4 It seems to me, and perhaps I'm misreading the situation, that we keep units over there in order to be able to stop the South Koreans from losing their collective temper over Northern aggression and roaring over the border in a conquering frenzy.

Because then China might get mad or something.

Posted by trailing wife 2014-09-20 13:03|| 2014-09-20 13:03|| Front Page Top

#5 I think we maintain our armed forces in SK due to mental & spiritual inertia.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-09-20 13:24|| 2014-09-20 13:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Anecdotal but on topic: My dentist is a South Korean and even while living the life here in the USA is fearful that Seoul is within artillery range of the commie North. And its true - Seoul could be put to the sword at a moments notice. Sure there would be retaliation, nevertheless Seoul would look like '45 Manila...

Posted by borgboy 2014-09-20 19:00|| 2014-09-20 19:00|| Front Page Top

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