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| South Korea cancels plans to deploy troops to northern Iraq | |
| 2004-03-19 | |
An al-Qaeda spokesman has claimed responsibility for this week's deadly Baghdad hotel bombing, as South Korea joined Spain and Poland in rethinking troop commitments to Iraq. "Al-Qaeda's lions, who are experienced in destroying the seats of Russian leaders and are in Iraq to encounter their enemies, planned and carried out this operation," said Abu Mohammad al-Ablaj, in charge of al-Qaeda training.
South Korea said it had cancelled plans to send troops to northern Iraq because of security concerns and was considering deploying them to other parts of the country. "The United States and South Korea have agreed that it is inevitable to change the location for South Korean troops as the security situation in Kirkuk has become worse," the defence ministry said. "The two countries agreed to reconsider a possible location putting the whole of Iraq under review." | |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #11 Great comment half-n-half! I think the SKs really do believe that if only the big, bad USA will leave their fair country, they can finally achieve the peace and harmony of a united Korea. (start music) Bet the North's up for that one! (And NK gets kudos from evil empires everywhere for an amazingly successful propaganda victory. Who woulda thunk it!) |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2004-3-19 3:20:32 PM |
| #10 Jon Shep, I think you need to apologize to A2U for calling her a guy also. Rantburg - where the women are more hardcore hawks than the overly sensitive men. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-3-19 12:02:55 PM |
| #9 I agree with A2U. Pull out now. Our troops can be better used elsewhere. The remainder deserve to come home and get a rest. My Korean mother can't believe the vile crap being spewed by their press and educated younger class. The older folks lived through and understand the nature of communism and war. But they are now dying off. The young only know prosperity and peace, but have been bombarded by propaganda that it is the US fault that a state of war exists and ALL of Korea is not united. They ignore the little fact that the world's worst dictator is right on their border. They are some of the most inward looking and outward blaming people on earth. I say let's pull out, get rid of Most Favored Nation trade status, and treat then as another nonalighned country. They can either grow up and take responsibility or let Darwin cull the weak and stupid. The SK has twice the population and 40 times the GDP of NK. If they can't defend themselves with that kind of superiority, then they are not worth any more American blood and treasure. 50 years is enough. |
| Posted by: half-n-half 2004-3-19 11:47:36 AM |
| #8 Apoligies to A2U for my dimness.Very nice to hear Ben Silvers view and what hes done about it,must say i think you've done the right thing by signing up. I think alot on the left realised thier mistake in thier antiwar ways but are simply either to proud,to stubborn or to stupid to admit they were wrong on this one,I certainly think 50% or more have dropped out of thier antiwar stance over here anyway |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-19 9:25:56 AM |
| #7 I think A2U was saying keep the S.Kor's at home and btw pull all our troops out of S.Kor as well. Sounds reasonable to me. As for Iraq, we obviously need to finish what we started. We have the potential to have a relationship w/Iraq on par w/what we have w/Japan. Like in 1945, to think we'd be allies w/Japan was inconceivable. The main factor is if Iraq actually modernizes and moderates the islamic equation through time, I see potential but will always be cautiously optimistic. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-3-19 9:17:32 AM |
| #6 I am tired of the killing. Tired of our boys having to die attempting to pull someone else out of the morass of their own mistakes. Unlike Anonymous2U I am willing to do something about it. I have joined the military and will put myself in the way, attempting to actually _do_ something to help bring things to a _successful_ conclusion. Whining abuot how bad things are and saying we should pick up our toys and go home is a very juvenile response to a difficult situation. Leaving Iraq any time in the next year sans established and functional government (which might take somewhat longer than that) would leave that country as a hotbed for development of terrorism and WMD. Only the weapons are missing, not the expertise to build them. Vote Bush, let's finish the job we started. Benjamin L Silver |
| Posted by: Benjamin L Silver 2004-3-19 8:30:28 AM |
| #5 he adressed it to the first reply to this news,the Anon guy whos to gutless to argue properly or even leave a proper name!I think hes ashamed of himself thats why hes left no name. |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-19 7:58:37 AM |
| #4 Yo, Ptah - wanna be a little clearer regards to whom you're addressing your message? |
| Posted by: .com 2004-3-19 6:49:34 AM |
| #3 We're tired of your anti-democratic spewings. We did a GOOD THING to destroy and pull down a tyrant, and you're pissed because we did. FOAD, miserable, selfish troll. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2004-3-19 5:56:36 AM |
| #2 One thing we don't need is SKor troops when their political leaders want to pick where they go in Iraq. It's not their troops we don't want, it's their LLL politicians. Roh's removal seems appropriate, as long as they don't replace him with Trotsky Soon Park and beg Dear Leader for guidance.. It's certainly time for them to defend themselves. The question is, "Will they?" |
| Posted by: .com 2004-3-19 5:37:08 AM |
| #1 Keep em home, pull ours out. I'm getting tired of this nonsense. |
| Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-3-19 2:38:30 AM |