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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDidn't Trump just weakened his powerful military?
By canceling the joint So. Korea military exercises!
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Didn't Trump just weakened his powerful military? (Original Post)
imanamerican63
Jun 2018
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Vinca
(50,300 posts)1. It will be interesting to hear how the military expert talking heads update us on this.
I can't imagine the military leaders are real happy about giving away the store for nothing.
JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)4. Giving away the store?
The exercises serve no purpose other than to threaten North Korea. Stopping the practice of making overt threats is a logical first step, and costs the military absolutely nothing. Those forces can usefully be deployed elsewhere.
imanamerican63
(13,810 posts)5. What happens when the exercises stop?
North Korea will threaten to invade South Korea and Japan!
JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)6. Good one. ROTFLMAO
imanamerican63
(13,810 posts)7. I don't know what is funny?
neeksgeek
(1,214 posts)2. Maybe they'll be redeployed...
To the Canadian border.
Whiskeytide
(4,462 posts)3. It'll be ok ...
...He will start conducting military exercises in California now.