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Cool, now all those Korean students who had so much free time that they could protest in the streets about the "evil" US presence now has something to occupy their time, like stare at the north korean guards on the DMZ, unless of course they want to give up their video games and give starvation a whirl :)

"Cool, now all those Korean students who had so much free time that they could protest in the streets about the "evil" US presence now has something to occupy their time, like stare at the north korean guards on the DMZ, unless of course they want to give up their video games and give starvation a whirl :)"

I wonder if South Korea has a national draft, much like the USA had many many years ago. If not, they should. Time for them to use their own 'resources' (people) and quit relying on a relatively small USA contingent (37,000 soldiers) to "protect" their country. I understand that South Korea has about 700,000 soldiers. With some conscription of those protesting students, with a tour on the front line at the DMZ, perhaps they would realize this isn't a political game, but a problem for THEIR country, with North Korea playing with REAL guns. Perhaps, just perhaps, the South Koreans would gear up for their own defense, and add a few hundred thousand to their ranks of fighting men and women and show North Korea that they are serious about the situation and WILL fight if necessary and.... and..... maybe they'll show some REAL support for an ally who has been there protecting them for 50 years.

Besides, China, a big beneficiary of South Korean trade, might just take a harsher stand against the North if the South showed by their actions that they were on the side of the USA rather than protesting us.

Responsibility for one's own actions applies to countries as it does to individuals.

Good post. I have often wondered why America foots the bill for this matter. The ROK division can handle it. Let them do it.

According to their (South Korean students) view, North Korea would never ever attack their "brothers."

S Korea has twice the popluation and 50 times the economy of the North. Let THEM defend their own selves.