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Right, Ed -
Few people mention it but it is true that the
US in Korea has stopped ROKA hotheads from starting up the war -
several times even after Rhee was kicked out. The poor GIs in Korea have
to watch their backs and keep a tight leash on their native ally. NK
calls ROKA a 'puppet' army but Kim Jung Il should be grateful for the Yanks
managing this 'puppet army'.
A recent MBC documentary showed that ROKA tried
to march north during Operation Paul Banyan (sp? - the
Poplar Tree Axe Murder Incident). Cool heads in Pyongyang and Washington
foiled the ROKA plot. Park Jung Hee ordered a special forces unit
into the area with the standing to "shoot first, ask questions later" and shoot
they did. The US military did not go along and got in touch with NK to
work things out.
It is also true that there were times when
Washington wanted to start up the war (e.g., Bill Clinton's plan to bomb NK nuke
shops) but SK gov said no - over my dead body (Pres. Kim Young Sam). Kim
Dae Jung is trying to face down Bush.
BTW, a daughter of Park Jung Hee, the man who had
tried so hard to restart the war and tried to kill Kim Il Sung, is going to
Pyongyang (this week, I believe).
ysk
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