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« Would You Like Another Photo Essay? | Main | Bush May Not Be Able to Say It, But He Understands It » April 27, 2004
21st Century Troop Realignment
Posted by Bill Captain Ed has a typically intelligent post regarding impending reductions of the US military presence along the DMZ in South Korea. I don't necessarily agree that the NORKS' response is "counter-intuitive," however. If I were running the Pentagon and gearing up for a confrontation with North Korea, the first thing that I would do is maneuver my mass of forces away from the DMZ and towards rear staging bases in the southern part of the peninsula. North Korea's trump card is the mass of artillery sighted in on the fixed troops on the border and the city of Seoul. Largely writing off Seoul and moving the troops into a position that offers a shot at a legitimate counter-attack seems to me to be a more powerful deterrent to Pyong-Yang; especially in a strategic bid to shut down their nuclear posturing. On another note, I'd be fascinated to see the first-strike plans and weapons that would be used to take out the NORK artillery in an attempt to spare Seoul ... Posted by Bill at April 27, 2004 11:25 AM | TrackBack (1) CommentsRemember, we're only talking about approximately 200 troops here. If we were preparing to invade the North, we would spirit them away quickly and quietly, then let the ordnance fall. It doesn't make sense to me to follow the script that the DPRK is whining about. Posted by: Boyd at April 27, 2004 12:41 PM 7,000 of our best troops ... And the DPRK knows that they've had us over a barrel because those troops (and Seoul) are sacrificial lambs. We just removed one of the lambs, and Kim may think GWB is just nuts enough to consider a military option with no immediate American slaughter after the start of hostilities. Which should keep him up at night ... Posted by: Bill from INDC Journal at April 27, 2004 12:45 PM |
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