I lived in Korea–taught there for a year. The people are gracious and warm, but there is a noticeable anti-Americanism. I would say that most are ignorant of the issues–they follow the leaders, so to speak…that is, left wing doublespeak in the media and universities. When I challenged some of them for their reasons for hating the military presence, they stumbled off some lame excuses. The Christian right is very supportive of the US troops there, I saw that firsthand when they demonstrated in support after hearing the base would be moving…they understand full well the reality of evil in Marxism–they DO NOT want it, while the left wing idiots (useful idiots we may say) do not see the evil. It’s amazing really–here you have the North Korean regime laid bare, starvation, imprisonment, and dictatorial rule, and yet these fools would like to see them re-unite? I know the US will stay on principle–that’s why I admire the American people so much (being a Canadian); you stand on principle, and the world is better off for it. God bless you, oh beautiful USA!

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Excellent report Wordsmith. Great to get some insight from someone who has spent time in Korea.

It’s been a while now since I thought we could significantly reduce our forces in Korea. They have been what is called a “trip wire” for decades now, assuring that if the North Koreans attacked we would be there.

But at what point should we expect the South Koreans to be able to carry the load themselves?

The South Koreans, with minimal US oversight, could easily maintain large basing facilities in case we would need to go in again. Our air and sea lift capabilities have improved dramatically in the last 20 years (thank you President Reagan) so that it’s no longer necessary to have tens of thousands of Americans sitting in hot spots everywhere.

Of course there are other political dimensions to our continued presence there and on that score I defer to those with a better acquaintance of those issues.

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