[Eric in the Ozarks]

Makes you wonder why we have:
a)37,000 troops in and around the DMZ, or
b)would more troops be a good idea, or
c)should we keep troops closer to Pusan.

[Always A Marine]

Makes you wonder why we have: a) 37,000 troops in and around the DMZ, or b) would more troops be a good idea, or c) should we keep troops closer to Pusan.

Such is the crushing financial and military burden of empire, which will become more and more prohibitive. Our forces in Korea have always been intended as a "tripwire" which would commit us to war if the PDRK attacked. Enough American blood to make us fight, but not enough to win without massive reinforcement [see OPLAN 5027]. They are in the right place to influence the fight, but I question whether they should be there in the first place..