http://freekorea.us/2005/03/30/the-death-of-alliance-part-vi-2/ Tue, 22 May 2012 09:51:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://freekorea.us/2005/03/30/the-death-of-alliance-part-vi-2/comment-page-1/#comment-53047 More on Talibans and SK Missionaries, NK nuclear plant, war against Iran?, Solutions, Global Warming and FGM « Spanish Pundit Mon, 03 Sep 2007 17:07:58 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=2782#comment-53047 [...] Are they going to do it? I doubt it. Both South Korea and Saudi Arabia are allies… […]our alliance with South Korea today is one of the world’s most lopsided in terms of the mutual flow of benefits. South Korea has been useless or worse as an ally against the terrorists, extraordinarily unhelpful with North Korea, an irritant in our regional security framework (since Japan is a part of that), and a self-declared neutral in checking China’s regional ambitions. South Korea is actually cutting its own military, leaving American taxpayers to take up the slack. There doesn’t seem to be much South Korean gratitude for this expensive commitment, either, judging by displays like these, or polls that consistently show South Korea to be one of the most anti-American countries in Asia. [...] [...] Are they going to do it? I doubt it. Both South Korea and Saudi Arabia are allies… […]our alliance with South Korea today is one of the world’s most lopsided in terms of the mutual flow of benefits. South Korea has been useless or worse as an ally against the terrorists, extraordinarily unhelpful with North Korea, an irritant in our regional security framework (since Japan is a part of that), and a self-declared neutral in checking China’s regional ambitions. South Korea is actually cutting its own military, leaving American taxpayers to take up the slack. There doesn’t seem to be much South Korean gratitude for this expensive commitment, either, judging by displays like these, or polls that consistently show South Korea to be one of the most anti-American countries in Asia. [...]

]]> http://freekorea.us/2005/03/30/the-death-of-alliance-part-vi-2/comment-page-1/#comment-52786 OneFreeKorea » A Death in the Alliance Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:11:12 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=2782#comment-52786 [...] I’m at a complete loss to say what tangible security benefit the United States gains from its expensive military presence in South Korea, a mostly unilateral commitment that can’t honestly be described as an alliance today, since that term implies mutuality.  In addition to being useless or worse as an ally against the terrorists, South Korea has been extraordinarily unhelpful with North Korea, an irritant in our regional security framework (since Japan is a part of that), and a self-declared neutral in checking China’s regional ambitions.  South Korea is actually cutting its own military, leaving American taxpayers to take up the slack. [...] [...] I’m at a complete loss to say what tangible security benefit the United States gains from its expensive military presence in South Korea, a mostly unilateral commitment that can’t honestly be described as an alliance today, since that term implies mutuality.  In addition to being useless or worse as an ally against the terrorists, South Korea has been extraordinarily unhelpful with North Korea, an irritant in our regional security framework (since Japan is a part of that), and a self-declared neutral in checking China’s regional ambitions.  South Korea is actually cutting its own military, leaving American taxpayers to take up the slack. [...]

]]> http://freekorea.us/2005/03/30/the-death-of-alliance-part-vi-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3974 OneFreeKorea | Blog Archive » If Only They Had Listened to Us: Fact-Checking the Dems on North Korea Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:44:42 +0000 http://freekorea.us/?p=2782#comment-3974 [...] There’s a mixed verdict on our other “allies” and “partners.”  Our diplomacy hasn’t worked terribly well on South Korea, which has declared itself a neutral state, repeatedly undercut U.S. diplomatic positions, and unilaterally abrogated key parts of its long-standing alliance with the United States.  My recent congressional testimony lays out the entire sordid history of how we “lost” South Korea, but when I arrived there in 1998, it was already apparent that that process was well advanced.  The current South Korean administration and its predecessor (elected in 1997) have missed few opportunities to demagogue anti-Americanism or undermine U.S. policies. [...] [...] There’s a mixed verdict on our other “allies” and “partners.”  Our diplomacy hasn’t worked terribly well on South Korea, which has declared itself a neutral state, repeatedly undercut U.S. diplomatic positions, and unilaterally abrogated key parts of its long-standing alliance with the United States.  My recent congressional testimony lays out the entire sordid history of how we “lost” South Korea, but when I arrived there in 1998, it was already apparent that that process was well advanced.  The current South Korean administration and its predecessor (elected in 1997) have missed few opportunities to demagogue anti-Americanism or undermine U.S. policies. [...]

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