[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

That's VERY small for a country of 48 million people.

Why does a technically advanced country of 48 million need a single American soldier to protect it from a backwards hungry country of 22 million?

Let's get our 67,000 either to Iraq or stationed on our own southern borders!!!

[Pubbie]

"Why does a technically advanced country of 48 million need a single American soldier to protect it from a backwards hungry country of 22 million?"

Because the North Koreans could cause major damage to South Korea with their powerful artillery.

If they attack SoKor then the whole economies of China and Japan could tank and cause a world wide reccesion.

"Let's get our 67,000 either to Iraq or stationed on our own southern borders!!!"

I've read that Rumsfeld wants to cut back on our Korea deployments (If) the North Korea crisis is settled diplomatically.

I'm more keen to get our troops out of the Balkans where there is NO US national interest whatsoever.