Trumps Ausbruch in Seoul wegen des Iran-Krieges belastet das Bündnis zusätzlich

If Donald wants to remove troops in Korea, let him. Don’t grovel, like that head of NATO just did – that was simply pathetic. It’s better for South Korea to take control of its military and control its own foreign policies.

The United States offers more geopolitical risks than benefits. In the age of drones and missiles, the US military’s hardware power, including its ground troops, matters less. Twenty-eight thousand US ground troops aren’t going to stop North Korean missiles and drones – look at the Iran-US war now. The US concept of battle plans are severely outdated, and they are remnants of the Korean War and WWII. South Korea needs to prepare for the new age of warfare that I’m sure North Koreans are preparing.

Another reason to let the US leave Korea is this. The US can do exactly what it just did to the Gulf Arab states. They can spark an unreasonable, unnecessary war in the region and force South Korea to get involved without giving Seoul a chance to choose. For instance, South Korea will automatically be entered into a war against China if the US gets into a war with China over Taiwan. The US is far away from Asia, but South Korea is not. South Koreans will have to live and deal with the consequences of their geography being close to China, long after the US is out of Asia.

It’s best to control your own military, control your destiny and foreign policy, and have friendly relations with your neighbors as much as possible, while standing firm to defend your own interests. Don’t be cannon fodder for the US, which only cares about the US and is just ripping off South Korea left, right, and center because Korea is too scared to say „enough is enough“ to the US. By letting the US pack up and leave, Korea can remove one of the leverages that the US holds over South Korea’s head, that the US keeps using to get what they want.