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2009-12-04 China-Japan-Koreas

U.S. Troops in Korea 'Will Not Be Rotated' to Afghanistan

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Posted by Steve White 2009-12-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 As I remember, Operation Team Spirit starts troop loading in Feb and went into full exercise mode in March. Something like 120-150k troops were moved to the ROK for the event.

Interesting if they were staged for the Afgan campaign instead, giving all those boys(Pak, AFG, DPR) a little cud to chew.

Posted by Skidmark 2009-12-04 04:42|| 2009-12-04 04:42|| Front Page Top

#2 and since the commment link doesn't work...

Here.

Posted by Skidmark 2009-12-04 04:43|| 2009-12-04 04:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe a tenth of that number, Skidmark. Even less now.

Posted by ed 2009-12-04 08:25|| 2009-12-04 08:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Why does the US have troops in South Korea?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-12-04 16:32|| 2009-12-04 16:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Based on comments I've read here, Anguper Humosing9418, I've come to think it's to keep the South Korean army from heading north with blood in their collective eye after an egregious provocation.

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