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**scemHeish** · 12-30-2010, 06:50 PM

I don't really see why you say South Korea is doing it on someone else's dime. The South Korean military is more than powerful enough to defeat the North on their own, they'd just sustain much higher casualties, and there's still the threat that China would get involved. Quite frankly ROK doesn't need the US to aid them in defeating the DPRK if it were just between those two sides. The only reason the USA is involved is because they have their own vested interests in being there. Mostly strategic and economic interests. Sure, there are promises of protection to consider, but honestly I don't think they have much to do with the US involvement there.

The only people you can blame for US money/resources spent in ROK is the US. But honestly, it's not money poorly spent.

12-30-2010, 06:50 PM	#24
scemHeish Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	I don't really see why you say South Korea is doing it on someone else's dime. The South Korean military is more than powerful enough to defeat the North on their own, they'd just sustain much higher casualties, and there's still the threat that China would get involved. Quite frankly ROK doesn't need the US to aid them in defeating the DPRK if it were just between those two sides. The only reason the USA is involved is because they have their own vested interests in being there. Mostly strategic and economic interests. Sure, there are promises of protection to consider, but honestly I don't think they have much to do with the US involvement there. The only people you can blame for US money/resources spent in ROK is the US. But honestly, it's not money poorly spent.
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