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| US troops in S Korea ’off to Iraq’ |
| 2004-05-17 |
| THE United States wants to move some of the 37,000 US troops stationed in South Korea to Iraq, South Korean officials said today. "The US government has told us that it needs to select some US troops in South Korea and send them to Iraq to cope with the worsening situation in Iraq," said Kim Sook, head of the South Korean Foreign Ministry’s North American Bureau. "South Korea and the United States are discussing the matter." |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 Ohh, how I do remember the South Koreans protesting us last year, in they're streets! They should be in the streets raving with joy...where are they? |
| Posted by: smn 2004-05-17 12:43:34 PM |
| #7 Nope! Don't need more troops in Iraq. Have just exactly the right number. Have provided all the combat commanders exactly what they say they need. Force size and structure just perfect. Don't need to expand the Army by two divisions. National Guard and Reserves can fill the slack. Won't have any impact on retention. Every day, in every way, things are getting better and better. Sorry, I heard that stuff from McNamara in the 60s and 70s. Whatever his merits, Rumsfeld just doesn't have a clue when it comes to military operations tempo. The reality of Iraq/Afganistan/Horn of Africa don't map to his Pentagon restructing plan. |
| Posted by: Highlander 2004-05-17 12:04:18 PM |
| #6 Actually, I am concerned about how we work this out with SK. If we get their agreement, then no problem, but if they object, then the obvious tit for our tat is to withdraw their forces from Iraq (claiming they are needed to replace US forces to protect SK), which can hurt us. |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H 2004-05-17 11:50:27 AM |
| #5 AWW: The spin's already started. This morning NPR local guy said the troops were being moved because of the "worsening" situation in Iraq. |
| Posted by: growler 2004-05-17 9:56:43 AM |
| #4 IIRC Jimma Carter wanted to drastically reduce the number of US troops in Korea. I wonder how he feels about this?;) |
| Posted by: Spot 2004-05-17 9:41:21 AM |
| #3 Strategically makes sense but look for the Dems and media to jump up and down and use it to prove Iraq is a quagmire. |
| Posted by: AWW 2004-05-17 8:02:24 AM |
| #2 like Frank said. |
| Posted by: B 2004-05-17 7:20:55 AM |
| #1 about friggin' time. Off the tit, SK! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-17 12:57:54 AM |