Army, July 1st, 2004
Reports that a brigade from the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea soon will be redeploying to Iraq may be the brightest spot in an otherwise dismal strategic picture. The 37,000-odd U.S. troops in Korea long have overstayed the need and their welcome. If drawing them down will ease even modestly the repetitive deployment burden on other active Army formations, so much the better. Lingering concerns that such a draw-down might destabilize the peninsula are unconvincing. Today's South Korean Army is quite capable of looking after itself, particularly given the continued presence in the northwest P...
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