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2003-03-01 Korea

Korea, U.S. Ready to Discuss Transfer of Wartime Command

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-03-01 09:15 am|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 When I was there in '88, they began discussion to relocate HQ 8th Army from its Yongson compound in Seoul to another location. Here were are 15 years later.

Personally, I didn't think it was good policy to maintain such a large base in a foreign capital and it didn't help a whole lot that the 4 million residents of Seoul were stacked up in multi-storied housing when some idiot constructed a full 18 hole golf course on the compound. Its like Central Park in NYC, but only foreigners have access. It was a real unnecessary in your face gesture.

Posted by Don 2003-03-01 20:04:42|| 2003-03-01 20:04:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Ahh, but won't China be salivating that we're moving them out and start extending influence?

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-01 23:18:22|| 2003-03-01 23:18:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Who gives a damn about Korea? All their stuff by Samsung, Kia, Daewoo, Goldstar and all the rest are crap anyway.

If S. Koreans value their freedom, then it's time for them to prove it by taking up more responsibility for it themselves.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-03-02 04:30:20|| 2003-03-02 04:30:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Like the song said, "don't know what you got, 'til it's gone"

Posted by RW 2003-03-02 06:21:41|| 2003-03-02 06:21:41|| Front Page Top

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