trump responds to NK threat by sending SK a 500% higher bill
Nov 14, 2019 19:09:40 #
Hard feelings
In the US, congressional aides and Korea experts familiar with the talks say the President's $4.7 billion demand came out of thin air, sending State and Defense Department officials scrambling to justify the number with a slew of new charges that may include Seoul paying some costs for US personnel present on the peninsula and for troops and equipment that rotate through.
Negotiations are underway as North Korean threats to step up its weapons development, deepening Seoul's anxiety. On Thursday, Pyongyang condemned US-South Korean joint military exercises, saying it was "enraged" and threatening to respond with "force in kind."
North Korea has already launched 24 missiles this year, each a violation of UN resolutions, to match the country's previous annual record for firing off projectiles that threaten South Korea and Japan, according to Bruce Klingner, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
Germany, France and the United Kingdom recently condemned Pyongyang for the launches, saying they undermined regional security and stability. Meanwhile, South Korean leaders are acutely aware that Trump has downplayed the launches, saying he is "not at all" troubled by them.
"There are a lot of hard feelings," Klingner said of South Korean views of the US right now, adding that "people are questioning the viability of the US as an ally."
In the US, congressional aides and Korea experts familiar with the talks say the President's $4.7 billion demand came out of thin air, sending State and Defense Department officials scrambling to justify the number with a slew of new charges that may include Seoul paying some costs for US personnel present on the peninsula and for troops and equipment that rotate through.
Negotiations are underway as North Korean threats to step up its weapons development, deepening Seoul's anxiety. On Thursday, Pyongyang condemned US-South Korean joint military exercises, saying it was "enraged" and threatening to respond with "force in kind."
North Korea has already launched 24 missiles this year, each a violation of UN resolutions, to match the country's previous annual record for firing off projectiles that threaten South Korea and Japan, according to Bruce Klingner, a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation.
Germany, France and the United Kingdom recently condemned Pyongyang for the launches, saying they undermined regional security and stability. Meanwhile, South Korean leaders are acutely aware that Trump has downplayed the launches, saying he is "not at all" troubled by them.
"There are a lot of hard feelings," Klingner said of South Korean views of the US right now, adding that "people are questioning the viability of the US as an ally."
Nov 14, 2019 19:14:11 #
permafrost wrote:
Hard feelings br In the US, congressional aides an... (show quote)
Who is SK going to turn to if they don't ally with America?
Why are we shocked when a nation that is not a member of the UN doesn't follow UN resolutions
Nov 14, 2019 19:54:28 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Who is SK going to turn to if they don't ally with... (show quote)
I think a better question is why am I as a taxpayer on the hook for any country but my own?
Nov 14, 2019 20:03:24 #
archie bunker wrote:
I think a better question is why am I as a taxpayer on the hook for any country but my own?
Yep... Don't think SK has any resources y'all could exploit either....
Nov 14, 2019 20:39:04 #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Who is SK going to turn to if they don't ally with... (show quote)
Russia. Putin likes to take over where America leaves off...
Nov 14, 2019 20:39:56 #
PeterS wrote:
Russia. Putin likes to take over where America leaves off...
SK will turn to Russia to protect them from NK?
Nov 15, 2019 17:17:38 #
archie bunker wrote:
I think a better question is why am I as a taxpayer on the hook for any country but my own?
Agreed!! Just one of the many reasons I want the UN kicked out.
Nov 15, 2019 17:32:21 #
Crayons
Loc: St Jo, Texas
permafrost wrote:
"There are a lot of hard feelings," Klingner said of South Korean views of the US right now, adding that "people are questioning the viability of the US as an ally."
"There are a lot of hard feelings," Klingner said of South Korean views of the US right now, adding that "people are questioning the viability of the US as an ally."
No doubt about it...Lots of veteran - pot stirrin - see'eye'aye - c**p plotters hide out in South Korea...It's called
deep state compartmentalization on a global scale
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