S. Korea President: 'No US troops in S. Korea in a decade'

Straits Times ^

[RightWhale]

Ten years, is it? How about ten days? Could the US get all its personnel out that soon? Who would be left behind; that is, aren't there still some UN allies in S Kor?

[RightWhale]

do they not care that we're the only thing between them and darkness?

No, they don't. There is actually nothing between them and darkness. It is Korea, after all.

[Snidely Whiplash]

Good idea! We can leave a few limited tactical nukes with the ROK and give them a distinct advantage retaliation- wise and intimidation-wise as well.

Oh, that'd be peachy. Then, when SK is overrun by the North, the Stalinist kook who runs North Korea *will* have nukes, and good ones at that! Splendid!

Snidely

[Snidely Whiplash]

Well .. if we pull out .. they are goners

Too bad for them.

Sure. Then we get to listen to 50 years of mendacities about Bush being the one who "lost Korea," just as the lie has circulated for years that Truman "lost China," as if either one was ours to lose.

Snidely

[Snidely Whiplash]

I've been wondering about that anyway; watching all those demonstrations over there against America, do they not care that we're the only thing between them and darkness?

Seems most of the demonstrations I've seen or heard about were idiot students, who really have no idea WTF they're talking about anyway.

And recall that South Korea is a nation of nearly 50 million people. 50,000 could demonstrate and it'd be essentially meaningless for the overall body politic.

Snidely

[MissAmericanPie]

Yup, kick the dust off our feet. People internationally talk about "fortress America" as if it is a bad thing, but I consider the source. Fortress America sounds very appealing to me. It certainly isn't us that needs them.

[skr]

I feel sorry for the Koreans who know the reality of our pulling out...and for those who fought and died along side of us to keep their country from communism. Otherwise, our soldiers need to come home.

I don't know all the details about the tragic deaths of the two little girls, but it appeared to be an accident. The seemingly overblown reaction combined with the election of a Neville Chamberlain-like president seems interestingly timed along with N Korea's confessions about their nuclear program and subsequent actions.

[Steel Wolf]

don't know all the details about the tragic deaths of the two little girls, but it appeared to be an accident.

Not only was it an accident, but it was used horribly out of context to slander us. Anyone who's been on the roads in Korea knows that the pedestrians have no regard for automobiles or even armored vehicles. People pretend like the don't see them, and walk right in front of them all the time. Of the hundreds of people that die weekly over there in car accidents, the only reason this one gets press is because it was a U.S. APC that was involved.

[blondee123]

We should be so lucky. Good riddance and f**k off you ungrateful Korean bastards!

Couldn't have said it any better!! Time to bring our troops home, they've been there too long & not appreciated at all!