Despite Political Instability in Korea, Pentagon Moving Forward with THAAD Deployment
I am not sure what else the Pentagon is supposed to say other than they plan to continue to move forward with the THAAD deployment unless told otherwise:
The U.S. Defense Department said Tuesday that the planned deployment of a U.S. advanced anti-missile system to South Korea will move forward regardless of President Park Geun-hye’s possible resignation or impeachment over the corruption scandal.
“Our Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) deployment continues,” said Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook at a briefing. “Those remain ongoing, and the alliance continues to move forward with that plan.” [Korea Times]
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It’s actually a smart move for the ROK Ministry of National Defense to move quickly on this while the National Assembly is pre-occupied with trying to poke PGH’s eyes out.
The ROK Ministry better move quick because I can see the THAAD issue becoming a major campaign issue if/when Park ever decides to resign.
The MND is basically flying solo right now and (very quietly) doing whatever it wants – because the Blue House is suffering from shell shock and is in hunker down mode, and the National Assembly members are busy trying to run Park out of office – while at the same time shuck and jive and jockey to make sure they position themselves right for what they anticipate will be the way the new government will fall into place.