Posted by Dan Ewert : 3/09/2003 09:22:00 PM (Archive Link)
Read this article concerning our troop force in South Korea. Rumsfeld is intimating that we may move some or all of our troops away from the border with North Korea or take them out of Korea altogether. The reason for doing so is the increasing hostility from both the South Korean public and the government towards the military’s presence. This is, of course, a bluff. We can’t afford to move soldiers out of Korea when Kim Jong Il is becoming more and more threatening. At the same time, though, Kim’s aggressive stance is providing an opportunity for Rummy to teach the South Koreans a little humility. It’s the old sit-com set up of the little kid insulting his bigger protector but tries to make amends when he sees the bully coming for him.