Seoul – South Korea and the United States have signed a new military plan that lays out how the allies will communicate with each other and react to any future North Korean aggression.
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The signing comes amid North Korean threats to attack the allies over their joint military drills and recent punishing U.N. sanctions aimed at Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test.
Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday that the plan is designed to counter a future limited attack by North Korea, but details weren’t released. Work on the plan began after a North Korean artillery attack on a South Korean island in 2010 killed four.
The allies also have a separate plan in the case of a full-blown war on the Korean Peninsula.
There are 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea.
Is it a grill or a piano?
We’ve been allies, so to speak, with the South Koreans for over sixty years, with US troops still there and on hair triggers.
In the spirit of the Pesach holiday, why does this piece of paper make tomorrow any different than last week?
Many of the younger generation in South Korea, have no concept of their history, during the Korean War, when the North invaded the South, and committed atrocities. According to some of the South Koreans, they blame the USA for the continued tension on the Korean peninsula, and would like all American troops out. Since they don’t want the presence of American troops, I agree that they should be withdrawn. In the event of a war, Americans will be killed fighting for the Koreans. The South Koreans have a very strong army, and they should fight their own battles.