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2003-08-05 Korea

Japan Report Warns of North Korea Threat

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Posted by Steve White 2003-08-05 2:00:52 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Regards your closer, there are bound to be some good song lyrics about "memories" apropos here...

50,000 US troops. Sigh. This a prime example (recall Iceland, as a small example) of why the global rethink & redeployment of resources by Rummy & the Boyz makes irrefutable good sense - and is an example of intelligent resource management (when the political absurdities don't prevent it) - finally - "The Wall" fell a long long time ago. I'd like to locate a comprehensive list of the headcounts and locations of US troops, world-wide. I'm sure it's no wonder our all-volunteer forces are currently stretched.

The Japanese are not poor and certainly as good as anyone and can handle the threats they perceive themselves. In fact, the NorKs and Chinese may "rue the day" they awoke the Japanese...

Posted by Â·com 2003-8-5 3:29:40 AM|| 2003-8-5 3:29:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The report also mumbled something about a "Co-Prosperity Sphere", whatever the heck that is.

(snicker)
Big Trouble, is what that is. Time for the Norks to get real nervous.

Posted by mojo 2003-8-5 10:11:40 AM|| 2003-8-5 10:11:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd be happy to keep some assets in Japan, particularly naval and air assets. The Japanese generally have been cooperative since WWII and have been especially helpful lately. All things considered, they're friends and likely to stay that way.

The SKors, on the other hand, can learn to defend themselves. We can keep some air assets there to help out, but the 2ID should come home.

Ditto in Europe. Keep air and naval assets where they are useful to us and our better friends, but put army/marine units only where they are really necessary (directly or as the most logical place to base them for other arenas). Getting more army units back to the US would make future deployments easier to handle--it would spread the load and the troops would know that when they're done, they're coming home.

Posted by Steve White 2003-8-5 3:12:46 PM|| 2003-8-5 3:12:46 PM|| Front Page Top

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