US, S.Korea Mull Troop Withdrawal -US Officials

[Nottingham]

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US, S.Korea Mull Troop Withdrawal -US Officials
Sat October 18, 2003 04:28 PM ET
By Charles Aldinger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is discussing with Seoul the possible withdrawal of thousands of U.S. troops from South Korea while increasing American military strength and mobility there and around Asia, U.S. defense officials said on Saturday.

The officials said the bilateral talks were being held in conjunction with Pentagon planning on changing the U.S. military "footprint" around the world after the Cold War, but stressed that it was far too soon to speculate on the touchy issue of how many of the 37,000 U.S. troops in the South might be withdrawn.

"The final figure could be high -- I wouldn't argue with thousands. But that is speculation and far from decided," one of the officials, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters when asked about a report that as many as one-third could leave South Korea.

Another official stressed that any withdrawal of thousands of troops would likely be accompanied by increases in U.S. air and naval power in the Asia-Pacific, including the possibility of placing additional strike aircraft on the island of Guam and even a second aircraft carrier in or near the region.

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Looks like we are going to send the S Korean troops to IRAQ
Very Interesting :bounce:

[tlcandie]

1. So which is it Syria or Iran?

Probably another lesser nation rather than going straight for Iran you think?

:puke: I knew they would pull them from somewhere or do something..