U.S. postpones military exercises with South Korea in nod toward North Korea
Source: Politico
BANGKOK U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an act of goodwill toward North Korea.
The move comes even as Japans defense minister, whose country feels threatened by repeated North Korean missile launches, told Esper no one could be optimistic about changing the Norths behavior.
The statement by Japans defense chief, Taro Kono, was a stark illustration of the difficulties facing the U.S. and its international allies and partners as they struggle to get North Korea back to negotiations to eliminate its nuclear weapons and missiles. Talks launched by President Donald Trump in 2018 have stalled with no resumption in sight.
Although the U.S. military for years as called its joint military exercises with South Korea an important means of keeping troops and commanders ready for combat on short notice, Trump has called them a waste of money and a provocation to the North.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/17/us-postpones-military-exercises-with-south-korea-in-nod-toward-north-korea-071301
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SWBTATTReg
(22,077 posts)and started this whole mess. And they continued to be aggressive in their war stance, etc., and mouthing off like they always do. Ridiculous. I don't trust the North Koreans one bit. Anytime you have a 2-bit dictator (like we have now w/ rump), they are unpredictable, and ridiculous in everything they do.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)controlled, not trusted.
Until this one, which is not only inept but stupid.
SWBTATTReg
(22,077 posts)His actions say it all.
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SWBTATTReg
(22,077 posts)the south is a war mongering nation, along w/ the US. Kim is a dangerous person who needs to be swatted down like a fly.
crazytown
(7,277 posts)N. Korea attacked Biden.
SWBTATTReg
(22,077 posts)bluestarone
(16,872 posts)Not happy i bet.
magicarpet
(14,124 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)MBS
(9,688 posts)Lonestarblue
(9,958 posts)He wanted a Nobel Prize, but Trump us just too stupid to see how Kim has played him.
amcgrath
(397 posts)Trump just announce that it's increasing its bill to South Korea (for having US forces stationed there) by 500% - an announcement that seems to have surprised most of the administration.
It seems convenient that at the same time that South Koreans are reacting badly to this inexplicable increase, they are also getting a reminder of how their military plans are based around having a strong US presence.
Withholding military aid or assistance to an ally threatened by invasion isn't exactly unheard of, is it?
keithbvadu2
(36,678 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,488 posts)Many have said his ego is driven by number of wins and he never accepts losses......
Campaign season needs a win to counterbalance impeachment drive.....
They_Live
(3,225 posts)to all tyrants policy. You go Trumpk!