Those in darkness hate the light. And USA, for all its faults and mess-ups...is still very much a shining city on a hill. And you can tell this by who its enemies in the world typically are.
As far as the Korean peninsula is concerned, Americans have done so much to protect and safekeep Korea — which was always in a vulnerable place when left to its own. (Dealing with fates like decades of brutal Japanese occupation etc...)
In the 19th Century/20th Century especially, Americans did not just help pave the way for South Korea to be where it is today— but even Pyongyang before the Cold War and Korean War, was populated with American missionaries. They not only built churches, but schools and hosptials. They did not “colonize” or impose culture and language the way others had done past. Some Americans even gave their lives. And following Korean War, Americans gave aid to the North in the midst of hostility.
Unlike the Russians (who created the North Korean state) and Chinese who, when acting ideologically, act in the name of communism — and when without ideology, in the name of expediency...
At least where Korea is concerned, Americans always had a noble foundation they were ultimately operating from. Again -even through its faults and mess-ups. It acted in the name of freedom and the best interests of the S.Korean people were served. And that is why they are in a place now economically/politically/socially to begin the process of reunification in this way.
Well put. Thanks.