Comments on: 2nd Infantry Division to be Rotationally Deployed: Report

By: US to Halt Troop Cuts? | The Marmot's Hole

US to Halt Troop Cuts? | The Marmot's Hole — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:39:33 +0000

[...] Please let this be bullshit. [...]

By: Breaktrack

Breaktrack — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:45:10 +0000

That is… don’t like it.

By: Breaktrack

Breaktrack — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:44:09 +0000

If there was a war, one brigade wouldn’t last long so what’s the point of keeping them here? Oh yeah, it’s the “tripwire” thing.

That’s how Koreans see it. Human beings being reduced to cannon fodder to trigger a larger US deployment of more cannon fodder to save Korea in the event of war.

Again, as I’ve said at least a dozen times, I have to agree with the late David Hackworth about Korea.

Send them where they will be appreciated. If Koreans and the Korean government doesn’t like it, too bad. Be careful what you wish for.

After all, the troops aren’t humans in Korea, they are “tripwires” and scourges trying to take over Korean society.

By: Corpy Carly

Corpy Carly — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:27:01 +0000

captbbq - Well, they’re not completely full of it. In 2004 the 2nd Brigade of 2ID deployed to Iraq leaving the 1st (Heavy) still in Korea. The 3rd (Stryker) had been in Washington State at Ft. Lewis for a long time before that. So referring to the lone infantry brigade stationed in Korea as a division might be a little farcical, just not completely incorrect. That brigade is also plussed up by Arty and Aviation brigades, making it a pretty formidable combat force.

By: captbbq

captbbq — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:37:38 +0000

Basically everyone (in the arcitle, not comments) is full of shit, because the 2nd ID has been being deployed to Iraq since 2004. I’m suprised no one has pointed this out already, but I damn sure remember when they were gearing up to go, and when they came back my unit (minus me, for an MOS exclusion) had to go and fill their place, and when my unit was done 2 ID went back out again.

So really this is just making official what has already been going on for a while. As for General B, no one wants their command to shrink, he is just in denial, thinking that he can somehow stop the inevitable.

By: Linkd

Linkd — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:20:21 +0000

Moore does tend to invite mockery, but Sheehan’s son died in a hail of bullets. I doubt she parties very hard.

By: mcnut

mcnut — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:03:33 +0000

yes thank the god we can go back to a democrat approach of doing nothing

mike moore and cindy sheehan are planning the parties already

By: Maekchu

Maekchu — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:16:40 +0000

Wait and see is the best approach for this situation. The US will soon be under new management too….thank goodness.

By: Lana

Lana — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:09:50 +0000

I’m confuzzled….

By: mins0306

mins0306 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:09:11 +0000

WRT to #4’s comment, here’s the news link;

http://news.naver.com/main/rea.....0000720848