Foreign Ministry cautions USFK commander

by Robert Koehler on January 31, 2007

in ROK-US Issues

As my mom likes to say, this takes a set of brass balls: the Foreign Ministry has apparently warned USFK commander Gen. Burwell Bell against making “undiplomatic” remarks such as the ones he issued earlier this month in regards to possible delays in moving the U.S. garrison in Yongsan to Pyeongtaek:

“The comment (made by Gen. Bell) could produce unnecessary misunderstandings, so we delivered an indirect message asking him to be cautious about making comments,” the ministry official said on condition of anonymity.

Could produce “unnecessary misunderstandings?”  As opposed to what?  Waiting until Rumsfeld got sacked to leak to the Korean press that you might delay the transfer by another five years to 2013?

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OneFreeKorea » Hey! Clarify This!
January 31, 2007 at 9:44 pm
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February 1, 2007 at 4:34 pm
The Marmot’s Hole » USFK ‘clarifies’ Gen. Bell’s word choice
February 2, 2007 at 12:37 am

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1 Wedge January 31, 2007 at 10:34 am

The message was so indirect he decided to leak it to the press.

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2 gbnhj January 31, 2007 at 10:54 am

Henceforth, only necessary misunderstandings will take place.

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3 Mark January 31, 2007 at 7:39 pm

But isn’t an unnecessary misunderstanding equivalent to a necessary understanding once you boil the Corea out of it?

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