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NNN0LHI

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Sun May-14-06 01:08 AM
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US forces urged to leave S. Korea

http://www.dawn.com/2006/05/14/top15.htm

SEOUL, May 13: Thousands of activists held a candlelit vigil here on Saturday urging US troops to withdraw from South Korea, witnesses said.

About 4,000 protesters including activists, workers and student radicals occupied Chongno Street near the American embassy in central Seoul, holding candles as they chanted songs, shouted slogans and waved banners.

The protesters carried banners calling for the withdrawal of US troops and an end to the ongoing talks to conclude a free trade agreement with the United States.

Dozens of US military bases in and around Seoul are to be relocated to Pyongtaek, 70km south of the capital.

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Erika

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Sun May-14-06 01:13 AM
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1. We're not wanted or trusted, are we? N/t

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NNN0LHI

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Sun May-14-06 01:18 AM
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2. I wouldn't want any foreign soldiers here in America either

It would make me wonder who was really actually in control of things.

Don

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Roland99

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Sun May-14-06 01:58 AM
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3. Bring 'em home!

Edited on Sun May-14-06 01:59 AM by Roland99

Why does the US need troops in 150 countries? How many other countries have troops all over the world to protect their interests?

Our defense shouldn't cost half of our fiscal budget!

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upi402

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Sun May-14-06 04:05 AM
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4. Nice graph, it tells the story of a military industrial complex run amok

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Solo_in_MD

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Sun May-14-06 09:46 AM
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5. Not going to happen

Until N Korea becomes sane. While there are demonstrations, the bulk of Koreans know the danger the North Korea represents and know that without the US they would be overrun.

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NNN0LHI

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Sun May-14-06 09:50 AM
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6. Yes, and our bases in Europe are still needed to repel Soviet tanks

:eyes:

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Yupster

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Sun May-14-06 12:05 PM
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10. But shouldn't South Korea

be able to easily handle anything North Korea cold throw at them?

One is a prosperous industrialized democracy and the other a starving third world mess.

Hard to believe we're still needed there.

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NewJeffCT

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Sun May-14-06 09:57 AM
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7. We already announced we're taking most of our troops out

it's not going to happen overnight, but we did announce it a while back that most of our troops are going to be leaving South Korea...

The United States has proposed withdrawing 12,500 of its 37,000 troops stationed in South Korea by 2006.

US officials told South Korean counterparts of the plans ahead of talks in Seoul on troop movements.

The reduction would include 3,600 troops which Washington has already earmarked for redeployment to Iraq.

The US has said it needs to modernise its forces, but the proposed speed and scale of the move may leave the South feeling vulnerable to North Korea.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3782213.stm

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NNN0LHI

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Sun May-14-06 10:01 AM
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8. "it's not going to happen overnight" ? We have been there 50 years n/t

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NewJeffCT

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Sun May-14-06 10:08 AM
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9. in that light

a 2 year draw down vs a 50 year occupation is pretty quick!

However, we announced the draw down right when North Korea started rattling their sabers about their nuclear program... so, it made Bush (and the US) look like a coward, as the announcement happened soon after that.

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