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2005-03-06 China-Japan-Koreas

South Korea's military may train in Russia

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Posted by Fred 2005-03-06 00:00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Another bunch of cowards - S.Koreans.

Posted by Glereper Craviter7929 2005-03-06 8:24:46 AM|| 2005-03-06 8:24:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Pinger! Pinger!

Posted by Y Gibbons 2005-03-06 8:30:48 AM|| 2005-03-06 8:30:48 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Third largest contingent of the Coaliton in Iraq, so I don't grasp the comment GC.

Posted by Snuger Pherong4887 2005-03-06 8:31:11 AM|| 2005-03-06 8:31:11 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 perhaps - with the US indicating they intend to move out - that the SK's are making the decision to grow up and take matters into their own hands. Seems like a good idea to me. Much better than the European attitude of just whining.

Posted by 2b 2005-03-06 8:35:13 AM|| 2005-03-06 8:35:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hmmm, I don't ever recall hearing anyone refer to ROK troops as cowards.

As for the Russian Far East, maybe having some South Korean forces hanging around would give the Chinese second thoughts about a land grab?

Posted by SteveS 2005-03-06 12:52:02 PM|| 2005-03-06 12:52:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 a move, which may upset North Korea and China.

And that's bad, because...?

Posted by Raj 2005-03-06 1:17:15 PM|| 2005-03-06 1:17:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The SKor civilians may have a distressing habit of electing Chamberlainesque left-leaning politicians, but their military's among the world's toughest and best-disciplined. On one Westpac deployment (late 1970's), I watched ROK sailors aboard one of their old WWII-era tin cans practicing approaches to a USN refueling ship - they'd trot across their decks, in step, dragging the inhaul lines, connect them, then do an emergency breakaway. They'd circle around, do another approach and repeat this drill, staying out on deck for two or more hours despite a windchill that had to be at least -20 degrees Fahrenheit. That's discipline, folks...and that was their squids. Imagine what the ROK Marines are like up close and personal!

Posted by Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2005-03-06 4:23:21 PM|| 2005-03-06 4:23:21 PM|| Front Page Top

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