[ibbryn]

He actually said call in Carter to keep the Koreans busy with a carrot while we pull our boys out of the beaten zone and then out of Korea entirely.

I like that plan.

[go star go]

Nothing like letting all those American's that died over South Korea go to waste huh?

[Centurion2000]

He actually said call in Carter to keep the Koreans busy with a carrot while we pull our boys out of the beaten zone and then out of Korea entirely.

I like that plan.

That plan sucks a$$ and reeks of moral and national cowardice. Thousands would die in the ensuing Korean War II.

Better plan, glass North Korea.

[go star go]

Did he say how running away keeps North Korea from developing nuclear weapons?

[Lady Heron]

He actually said call in Carter to keep the Koreans busy with a carrot while we pull our boys out of the beaten zone and then out of Korea entirely

I like that plan.

Then what? We leave the South Koreans defenseless?? Now that would be a memorable point in history for the U.S.

[Always A Marine]

He actually said call in Carter to keep the Koreans busy with a carrot while we pull our boys out of the beaten zone and then out of Korea entirely... I like that plan.

So do I. We are in a very dangerous position in South Korea. We have enough forces deployed there to suffer a lot of casualties, but not enough to turn the tide against a DPRK onslaught. Defense of the Korean peninsula would require immediate and massive reinforcement, which would not be possible if an attack came while we were fully engaged in Southwest Asia. We would have to resort to nuclear weapons.

Making matters worse is that the South Koreans don't think they need us anymore, and they don't want us there. So I agree with Hackworth -- if we can't adequately defend South Korea or our own troops deployed there, we should pull out and let the Koreans settle their own affairs.