South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walk during a luncheon, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 21, 2018. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
Andrew Salmon, Asia Times: North-South military deal has alarm bells ringing
Washington is angry Seoul is lowering its defenses too fast, Joint Chiefs hint at reduced capabilities and a retired general launches a petition.
A brouhaha is brewing in Seoul, as both Washington and retired local generals express indignation about military agreements struck between North and South Korea at last month’s summit in Pyongyang.
In transpires that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha and – in a controversy that is getting maximum airplay in local media – may have used expletives when he learned the contents of the deal.
That follows the undiplomatic language US President Donald Trump employed on Wednesday when he slapped down Kang after she floated trial balloons regarding the easing of sanctions on North Korea.
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5 comments:
Interesting times. The question now is how is Trump going to position this as a victory for himself.
@Bob,
I don't think he will have to do to much. deny and waffle for 3/4ths of a month. Then the charade of peace on the peninsula can drop again.
Most people don't follow the developments very closely and domestic issues always take the oxygen out of the news cycle before elections.
Bob, your question and your strawman are not interesting.
But what can we expect out of a liar.
”I retired from banking after 32 years. “ - Bob Huntley
October 21, 2015 at 1:11 PM
“By the way I spent my life working as a machinist in an elevator factory. Imagine this if you can…” - Bob Huntley
September 23, 2018 at 12:43 PM
http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2015/10/a-look-at-russias-rules-of-engagement.html
http://warnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2018/09/us-national-security-adviser-john.html
Moon mean well, but he is a little bit naive and idealistic.
anon...your are tiresome with your name calling and so we know who you really are. get a new approach to things...or grow up...or just shut the fuck up
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