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Dikitain posted...

OhhhJa posted...

This darkknight weirdo keeps insisting we gave up something... we didn't lmao

I know.

"We gave up spending billions of dollars on military presence in a country that has never lead an attack on American soil"

This is bad?

Yes, it is.

South Korea pays half the costs of the American military presence stationed there, so it's not like the US is shouldering the full costs. More importantly, Seoul represents a power bulwark that has served to check China and North Korea's militaristic ambitions.

People seem to be forgetting that China is increasingly trying to lay claim to international waters that surround its territory, which are vital shipping lanes for the rest of the world (including America) and which would have significant economic effects if China were allowed to extend its influence into them. Or that North Korea, just a few years ago, torpedoed and sunk a fishing boat in South Korean waters. These sorts of actions absolutely justify a military presence in the region.

Far East Asia is a centre of power for the US, including America's own pacific territories as well as allies in Japan, Australia,New Zealand, and South Korea. I get that America is all about abdicating its international power these days, but surely at least someone on the conservative side of the political spectrum understands the inherent risks in this?
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