Violence, Rioting as 7,000 Demonstrate Outside U.S. Army Base in Korea

South Korean anti-Americanism appears to be more than a passing fad, although I note that much of the reaction here is not unlike public anger we’ve seen in the United States recently. Nobody likes eminent domain. But being that this is South Korea, those with other motives decided to join the festivities. Judging by the photographs, the violence does not appear to have been the work of a small fringe element, either.

I will long remember my seven months at Camp Humphreys, the Fort Polk of Korea. This, too, is territory the Republic of Korea is more than able to defend with little or no U.S. assistance. Their choice, of course.