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| US mulls separation of forces with South Korea |
| 2006-07-14 |
| The United States is considering separating its forces from South Korea's and establishing an independent command to support the South's troops on the Korean peninsula, the commander of US Forces Korea said on Thursday. South Korea gave the United States command of its troops during the 1950-1953 Korean War. It later regained their peacetime control but US forces would still command South Korean forces in the event of a war. "While no final decisions have been made, we are considering creating two independent commands - one ROK (South Korean) and one US, with US forces in a supporting role to take advantage of US air and naval warfare capabilities," General B.B. Bell told a security forum in South Korea's parliament. He said Washington and Seoul have been studying ways to change the command structure for months. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Pull back to Pusan, put up the bases and perimeter there. Suffucient theater depth where we can resuce the SKors liek we did before, port facility, room for airbases and exercises, and a natural set of defensive terrain forcing the Norks to operate at the LONG end of a logistical tether that they couldn't operate or protect any better than they did back in the first Korean war. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2006-07-14 13:29 |
| #7 Take Murtha's advice. Support them from Okinawa. Errr..that's Guam now I guess. Who cares ? Just get our people out of there. The Japanese can and will provide all the support required. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-07-14 11:21 |
| #6 No intereceptors. But a pullback is fine. Give them the Chinese hegemony they are begging for, and let them enjoy being caught between the Japanese hammer and the Chinese anvil. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-07-14 11:15 |
| #5 56 years ( + or - ) should be long enuf on station. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-07-14 11:12 |
| #4 How about we just give em a few interceptor platforms, and slide out the back way. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-07-14 09:43 |
| #3 Let's stop this talk of abandoning the Korean peninsula. Let our forces be replaced with Japanese forces (defensive, of course). |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2006-07-14 09:29 |
| #2 Hopefully and incremental move to eventually separate from the peninsula. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-07-14 09:21 |
| #1 How about pulling out completely? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-07-14 00:32 |