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This is why 28,500 troops are still in Korea. [View all] rug Oct 2015 OP

No, there are 28,500 US troops in S. Korea GGJohn Oct 2015 #1

So, South Korea stands ready to come to our defense? rug Oct 2015 #2

I personally witnessed S. Koreans fighting on our side in Vietnam, GGJohn Oct 2015 #3

"our side in Vietnam"? Ehat side? What the hell were we doing there in the first place? rug Oct 2015 #5

The fact is that they were fighting on our side in Vietnam, GGJohn Oct 2015 #21

Face it, Vietnam was not our finest hour. Some liked killing Vietnamese like Muslims today. Hoyt Oct 2015 #31

So you would be in favor of pulling US troops out of S. Korea? eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #43

How did you arrive at that conclusion? Hoyt Oct 2015 #67

The same way you arrive at your conclusions about firearms owners. eom GGJohn Oct 2015 #72

My conclusions are shared by many. Hoyt Oct 2015 #73

oh what were those conclusions? CreekDog Oct 2015 #104

Whooosh, went right over your head. eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #110

You want to be able to refer to something without saying what that something is, specifically CreekDog Oct 2015 #118

Buffoons don't kill, starve and enslave their own people. hack89 Oct 2015 #4

Don't forget the Stalin pictures he places in every bedroom. rug Oct 2015 #7

Why do you want to diminish the harm he has done? hack89 Oct 2015 #9

There's a slight gap between "benign" and "kill, starve and enslave their own people". rug Oct 2015 #10

So you are saying that N Korea does not have a gulag? hack89 Oct 2015 #11

Not nearly as many prisons as the U.S. rug Oct 2015 #48

Does criticizing Obama get you put in prison? hack89 Oct 2015 #63

Don't forget the pencils. Pencils will get you a ten year stretch. rug Oct 2015 #64

Ok. Nt hack89 Oct 2015 #65

Hannah Bell? eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #24

John Birch? eom. rug Oct 2015 #47

FYI, my comment is not shown for some reason Duckhunter935 Oct 2015 #87

Thanks for posting the results. rug Oct 2015 #103

A buffoon with nukes, prison camps, and Dennis Rodman! jberryhill Oct 2015 #20

The US has nukes and prison camps. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #28

I am aware of this nations flaws and problems jberryhill Oct 2015 #29

The US power establishment has more than just a few "problems and injustices". ronnie624 Oct 2015 #34

but in NK, you could not say the content of this post treestar Oct 2015 #69

Your post implies that because I have a right, I shouldn't exercise it. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #80

Not in the least jberryhill Oct 2015 #85

There's little hope of persuading people to see their hypocrisy. n/t ronnie624 Oct 2015 #86

We seem to agree on that jberryhill Oct 2015 #88

I can understand your reluctance to post anything coherent here. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #93

It does not imply that at all treestar Oct 2015 #89

Almost forgot. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #38

Sounds peachy, why don't you move there jberryhill Oct 2015 #56

Aww, did I hurt your little patriotic feelings? ronnie624 Oct 2015 #71

Travel tip jberryhill Oct 2015 #74

Ah, so preferring the US to the DPRK is a character flaw jberryhill Oct 2015 #76

You're posts are gibberish on this topic. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #79

Yes, but my punctuation is much clearer jberryhill Oct 2015 #81

Probably. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #84

Imagine what it would be like living there now treestar Oct 2015 #90

I have imagined it. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #96

In a war started by North Korea davidpdx Oct 2015 #112

Therefore the US was right to murder millions there and destroy the entire country? ronnie624 Oct 2015 #121

Yes, I do know about Korean history davidpdx Oct 2015 #123

I "dare" not disagree with your distorted view of history ronnie624 Oct 2015 #124

Your facts are so wrong I don't know where to start davidpdx Oct 2015 #127

All you are really saying in your post ronnie624 Oct 2015 #128

I'm done too davidpdx Oct 2015 #129

It's the things you can be incarcerate FOR that make it a major difference treestar Oct 2015 #70

To be fair, some people live in fear of incarceration for mental illness jberryhill Oct 2015 #77

A terrible thing to happen treestar Oct 2015 #91

Nothing to disagree with, there. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #78

I don't see why then defending SK vs. NK treestar Oct 2015 #92

I'm all for a foreign policy ronnie624 Oct 2015 #105

note the term melm00se Oct 2015 #122

The US incarceration rate is second only to N. Korea! ronnie624 Oct 2015 #125

Call me crazy, but I'd still rather live here than in N. Korea. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #107

I wouldn't call you crazy for that. ronnie624 Oct 2015 #111

I can think of many, many countries I would rather live in than here. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #113

Too bad most of them won't let us live there FrodosPet Oct 2015 #117

Hannah Bell, is that you in your newest incarnation? eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #22

KLet me see . . . . rug Oct 2015 #50

There is still the issue of China davidpdx Oct 2015 #36

After 9/11 South Korean fighters were among those patrolling US coastal airspace Recursion Oct 2015 #46

That is very comforting to know. rug Oct 2015 #51

You asked; I answered Recursion Oct 2015 #53

When North Korea invades us I willl cherish their aid. rug Oct 2015 #55

Why is their aid only valuable against North Korea? Recursion Oct 2015 #57

It's odd if you consider it a legitimate "defense" treaty. rug Oct 2015 #58

I'm sorry, but you my friend haven't a clue! CajunBlazer Oct 2015 #98

Maintaining tens of thosands of troops for a half centry in Korea is insanity. rug Oct 2015 #102

Removing North Korea would be a threat for a couple of different reasons davidpdx Oct 2015 #115

The military option is never the only option. rug Oct 2015 #116

Yes, I do remember threads in the past that you have started about our involvement in South Korea davidpdx Oct 2015 #119

Yes. They do. Glassunion Oct 2015 #99

From what? rug Oct 2015 #101

Precisely Sherman A1 Oct 2015 #40

It looks like intestines. KentuckyWoman Oct 2015 #6

He was in a lube factory last year. rug Oct 2015 #8

Hannah Bell, welcome back. GGJohn Oct 2015 #25

That's about as substantive a post as you can muster. rug Oct 2015 #52

It's the NK version of Soylent Green. roamer65 Oct 2015 #15

That's it! The bast shit crazy dictator is pureeing his own people! rug Oct 2015 #54

Soylent Green? Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #108

Soylent green is people. rug Oct 2015 #109

Already have it on DVD. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #114

If that's the reason, then it is an incredible waste of money daleo Oct 2015 #12

Yeah, I'm sure that's the reason for the 28,500 US troops in S. Korea. GGJohn Oct 2015 #26

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1950? NobodyHere Oct 2015 #14

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Did I say they did? NobodyHere Oct 2015 #17

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No prob NobodyHere Oct 2015 #19

They used to be very capable and do represent a threat davidn3600 Oct 2015 #27

They could not make a sustained invasion, davidpdx Oct 2015 #32

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And that is why the US has 28,500 troops here davidpdx Oct 2015 #37

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Did you notice they have The Bomb? Recursion Oct 2015 #45

Yeah, that guy is in charge of this: joshcryer Oct 2015 #23

That idiot isn't in charge of shit Brother Buzz Oct 2015 #97

Not really, he's just a further symptom of our actions in regards to them. Lancero Oct 2015 #30

Additional weapons may have been introducted davidpdx Oct 2015 #33

We have always had ground artillery in Korea 1939 Oct 2015 #41

Perhaps, but it doesn't change the fact that we tried. Lancero Oct 2015 #95

OMFG Recursion Oct 2015 #49

Yes. Lancero Oct 2015 #94

Bad Haircuts and McNugget meat? alphafemale Oct 2015 #42

Looks a lot like the "pink slime" that is injected into American fast food meat..wrong color though. Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #62

Didn't he just shoot his own defense minister with an anti-aircraft gun? (nt) Recursion Oct 2015 #44

Yes, for faling asleep during a meeting rug Oct 2015 #59

Yeah, but I knocked off General Tso just last night for dinner jberryhill Oct 2015 #83

For some counter-propaganda, this IS a beautiful stadium: Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #60

Did you know the host coutry gets to add a sport? rug Oct 2015 #61

It is easy to confuse American enemy N. Korea with good buddy Saudi Arabia.....although Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #66

According to the legend Jake Stern Oct 2015 #68

At a lube factory in Baltimore, no doubt. NuclearDem Oct 2015 #75

Victorious DPRK Leader Invents World's Thickest Lo Mein Noodle jberryhill Oct 2015 #82

True but with a caveat... Glassunion Oct 2015 #100

and why do we have about 30,000 plus troops in Germany? SummerSnow Oct 2015 #106

Why don't you do a little research on the subject? CajunBlazer Oct 2015 #120

I know why . I wasn't asking a question, I was making a statement. SummerSnow Oct 2015 #126