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Originally Posted by tycho102
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Originally Posted by Ducimus
Frankly i think we'd be better off completely withdrew from the penninsual, and let the Koreans solve their own problems...The marjoity of their populace doesnt want us there anyway.
I agree, 100%, except for the spelling. Get every last service member out of South Korea. And while we're doing that, get them all out of Japan, as well. They don't want us there, I don't want us there.
We'll support South Korea as much as they have supported us. Trade agreements, all around.
I'd take it a step further, Close down all the bases in Korea, Japan, AND Germany, bring all those units back to the United states and reopen those bases here. Military bases are GREAT for local economies. I see no reason why we should continue to indirectly support other nations in this manner.
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BAD IDEA. Let me tell you why; by having important military assets forward deployed to these locations, reaction time in the event of a conflict in East Asia is greatly decreased. With the rising power of the PRC as well as the ongoing N. Korean problems, now more than ever is when the United States needs to show it's commitment and interest in the maintenance of peace and stability in the region. Isolationism is a silly and disproven course of action, you need look no further than WWII to realize that.