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2005-09-06 China-Japan-Koreas

South Korea to downsize military by 180,000

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-09-06 10:12|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If they follow through with the new weapons and equipment, this will be a good thing. The danger is that the left will first shrink the army size, then refuse to fund the upgrades, so you end up with a European army.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-09-06 10:35|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-09-06 10:35|| Front Page Top

#2 I would be afwaid of a Euowopian awmy. You must cweate one to keep me in check. Yes...

Posted by Kim 2005-09-06 11:49|| 2005-09-06 11:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Faster. please.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-09-06 11:55|| 2005-09-06 11:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Considering that the US has a far greater population, land mass, and GDP and fields an Army just augmented by 20,000 to a grand total of 502,000, the level the South Koreans are clipping down to of 500,000 doesn't seem to be anything spectacular to whine about. If they want to modernize along American lines, those are going to be very expensive.

Posted by Snaise Slaling6562 2005-09-06 12:30|| 2005-09-06 12:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Just so long as they're not going to rely on US.

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-09-06 17:19|| 2005-09-06 17:19|| Front Page Top

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