UPDATE: Budaechigae provides a good rundown on the CBO report.
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Well, this is interesting. Everybody’s favorite Korean daily paper reports (quotes from the Munhwa Ilbo, actually) that the Congressional Board Office handed over to the U.S. Senate a study on three redeployment plans for U.S. troops stationed overseas, including South Korea. Apparently, three option are being considered for USFK:
- Keeping U.S. ground forces at their current strength of 27,000, but moving them to rear positions south of Ye Olde Han;
- Slashing the total number of U.S. ground forces in Korea roughly by half to 13,000;
- withdrawing nearly all U.S. ground forces from Korea, leaving behind only about 1,000 men.
Anyway, if you’re short for time, take a look at the Chosun report. However, if you’re not terribly busy, the actual CBO report has been posted online and it really is a must read. It’s even got some pretty maps, if that’s your sort of thing. I’ll probably post more on this after I get some time to digest the document in its entirety. In the meantime, look at it yourself.
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One minor point–it’s Congressional Budget Office.
I’m going to write more about this on my blog, but idea #3 of leaving 1,000 GIs in Korea is the kind of completely stupid politician’s idea that drives me up the wall. —- a tripwire with no fire-power on hand. Or better known as target practice.
I am a civilian working at Camp Humphreys in Pyongtaek and they are building like crazy around here, both on and off post. So, I would assume that the plan is to move at least some of what’s up north down here. Rumors have it that Yongsan garrison is heading this way. I have no idea where 2ID is going. My guess would be that if and when they do move, it’ll be to a place far from this peninsula.
Let’s just pull out completely so there won’t be anymore “inapropriate” mixing of Korean women and American GI men. Then the Korean wimp cock-blockers can defend their precious “uri nara” with their own “untainted” blood.
I was stationed at Osan for a year (96-97)and loved it. This blog has really opened my eyes to how those people feel about us. They seem really confused. They want us out of their country, but when we send some of our boys stationed in Korea to Iraq, they want them to come back when they’re done.