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2005-10-04 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Phereger Unimble9361 2005-10-04 11:26|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Pull out all of our forces and let the Koreans worry about themselves.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-10-04 11:41|| 2005-10-04 11:41|| Front Page Top

#2 According to a recent article on www.strategypage.com, we're planning on reducing U.S. Army forces in Korea to a single brigade combat team. Any smaller than that and we may as well pull out entirely.

Posted by Pat Phillips 2005-10-04 12:29|| 2005-10-04 12:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Pull them all out, now. No need to stay.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2005-10-04 12:31|| 2005-10-04 12:31|| Front Page Top

#4 The source said the U.S. was sensitive about troop cuts and had expressed unease that South Korea did not consult it last year before deciding to cut 40,000 troops by 2008.

Not a problem. Take ALL U.S. troops out of SK immediately, and without any "consulting" to boot. If they can do it, we can do it.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-10-04 12:47|| 2005-10-04 12:47|| Front Page Top

#5 If nothing else, it (pulling out completely) sends a message to others who like to bitch and moan about our presence, yet expect us to protect them. Don't even leave cab fare on the dresser

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-10-04 12:56|| 2005-10-04 12:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Have all the American troops cleared Germany yet? Guess not being white anglo-saxon means less commitment. Fair trade, US troops out of Korea, Korean troops [third largest of the Coalition force] out of Iraq. Comparing the number of German troops in Iraq, it won't be a problem.

Posted by Javish Cloluper9355 2005-10-04 16:36|| 2005-10-04 16:36|| Front Page Top

#7 "Don't even leave cab fare on the dresser"

Lol. That be cold, bro...

Posted by .com 2005-10-04 16:37|| 2005-10-04 16:37|| Front Page Top

#8 While the Koreans should have consulted with us, there is less here than meets the eye.

There is universal conscription in South Korea, and as they have improved the professionalism of their forces and their technological edge over the Nuts of the North, their desire for draftees has diminished.

Posted by Dreadnought 2005-10-04 17:00|| 2005-10-04 17:00|| Front Page Top

#9 Agreed, Dreadnought, no surprise broadly. That's why the message is that they didn't consult about something that is a no brainer. Get it?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-10-04 17:40|| 2005-10-04 17:40|| Front Page Top

#10 got it.

Posted by Elmineger Slick4168 2005-10-04 17:57|| 2005-10-04 17:57|| Front Page Top

#11 Have all the American troops cleared Germany yet? Guess not being white anglo-saxon means less commitment.

When Korea can support Middle-East operations with an airbase like Ramstein and a hospital like Landstuhl (and help pay for their operation), then you can start making comparisons between the two.

Posted by Pappy 2005-10-04 19:55|| 2005-10-04 19:55|| Front Page Top

#12 When the Norkies implode and go democratic, then America can bring the troops home - until then, all we're doing by pulling back is helping waffling dialecticist Commie Fascists = Fascist Communists Chicoms and anti-American American SOcialist RINO's take over Japan, Asia, and PACRIM. The Chicoms want Japan, the Philippines, SE + SW Asia, PACRIM-MIcronesia, and HAWAII iff they can get it.

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2005-10-04 22:21|| n/a]">[n/a] 2005-10-04 22:21|| Front Page Top

#13 JM, drop the dosage a bit, m'okay?

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