Posted on 11/20/2019 9:01:29 AM PST by SeekAndFind
It’s called Negotiating.
Yes it is. The drama queen quotient in the political punditry is really way off the scale these day
SK and Japan can afford to pay for their own protection...either to US, or preferably their own MIC.
If South Korea goes over to China for $4 billion dollars, that itself is significant.
Others reported South Korea walked out. Maybe it was mutual?
Marcos flew to Beijing(Peking) after Viet Nam fell. What did it get him?
I’d be surprised if South Korea went ‘all in’ with China.
They must know that China will eventually want to take it all and own you, the way they ‘own’ certain areas in Africa.
I got the impression most South Koreans are fiercely independent. In fact, many of the young people want the USA troops to get out.
The war has been over for 66 years. South Korea is stable. We should leave.
It does seem like a lot. $5B/28,500 = $175,000 per soldier.
As a taxpayer, I am so grateful to see this finally happening. Incidentally, several countries took out their checkbooks to help with the various Gulf conflicts. But, because they are dependent on Middle Eastern oil and the US is not, they should be sharing the whole burden in proportion to their need for ME oil. China is the biggest beneficiary of the US keeping the sea lanes open and ME oil flowing. But they give us nothing but grief. I believe their crash carrier building program is aimed at keeping ME oil flowing, not at the United States.
The US used to keep a carrier group within strike distance of Iran all the time. Now months can go by with no carrier in the region. The US is slowly withdrawing. This necessitates a military buildup in the oil using states.
And if they don’t want to, they face a simple choice - pay the US what it wants, or let China tell them what to do in perpetuity.
Every community here has to pay for its police force.
Why is a country we police any different?
Start pulling troops and we’ll get a different tune from the Koreans. What’s another impeachment?
Everyone’s our bud until we make them pay their fair share.
China appears reluctant to crack down on students in Hong Kong. It has made zero progress in taking over nearby Taiwan. I think Chinese domination of South Korea is a bit far-fetched.
It’s not that simple, there are equipment costs, and much more.
BS!
The US should withdraw all forces from Seoul and let them sink or swim.
If they are not willing to pay for their own protection, why should we? So China does not make them their satellite?
That is no loss to us.
And it will incentivize Japan to pay their own way.
Maybe SK would like to sell all their goods to China (which has a surplus of all manufactured goods, cheaper). And be dependent upon China for the free flow of commerce and oil in the pacific.
If so, no sweat off us.
It’s not only the soldiers. It’s military equipment, maintenance, supplies and everything else involved with maintaining a military base 11,000 or so miles away.
If the S Koreans won’t pay up then we can leave or cut the force down to where it is covered by the amount thy are paying now.
Good...why should TAXPAYERS pay for South Korea defense...Another win...
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