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2010-03-12 China-Japan-Koreas

Rethink Plans for Korean Troop Control, U.S. Academics Say

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Posted by Steve White 2010-03-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Get all the US command structure, etc out away from the DMZ for the most part.

Keep some well maintained airfields and USAF down around Pusan, and put REFORGER (REFORKOR?) type stocks there, and keep an active a heavy mech infantry brigade+ in the perimeter. Keep a battalion of stryker infantry as part of the force structure, rotated to the N as a screening force.

Avoids having to establish a bridgehead, yet can lift in a full heavy division (plus) within a week (another brigade within a few days), and the USAF can surge to Pusan from Japan, Guam, etc for air superiority.

Cheaper, yet nearly as effective.

Posted by OldSpook 2010-03-12 00:22|| 2010-03-12 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 If the world doesn't believe that then it doesn't matter who is in command

Personally, I'd be a little hesitant to entrust my nation's security to Obama.

Posted by SteveS 2010-03-12 02:32|| 2010-03-12 02:32|| Front Page Top

#3 The term of reference "asymmetric" has now been replaced in the Joint Pubs by "irregular" warfare.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-03-12 03:36|| 2010-03-12 03:36|| Front Page Top

#4 "...conservative Brookings Institution...???"

Conservative from whose point of view? William Ayers? Angela Davis? Kim Jong Il?

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-03-12 09:42|| 2010-03-12 09:42|| Front Page Top

#5 The ROKs are more than capable of handing the NORKs with some of our air power for support. The large US force is simply not needed in South Korea anymore.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-03-12 13:31|| 2010-03-12 13:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Anonym, this is from a SKor paper, their grasp of the politics of American think-tanks are clearly a little wonky. And yeah, I'd call the current incarnation of the Brookings Institution neo-liberal if it's anything.

Christ, though, this is the most nakedly partisan pile of crap I've ever seen O'Hanlon ever pinch out on the pundit's throne. Transitioning power to the SKors was fine when there was a Republican and a SKor leftist in office, but now that it's a semi-conservative SKor prime minister and the Lightbringer, let's stop that sucker cold? Nerts to that. It makes sense or doesn't make sense, regardless of the personalities.

And I'd vote in favor of the SKor lead over this command-by-committee rubbish.

Posted by Mitch H. 2010-03-12 15:14|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2010-03-12 15:14|| Front Page Top

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