US-ROK Cost Sharing Negotiations Are Still Deadlocked

It is pretty clear that Seoul is going to end up paying more, it is just a matter of how much more are they willing to pay:

Jeong Eun-bo, South Korea’s top negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with the United States, speaks to the press at Dulles International Airport, just outside Washington, on Dec. 5, 2019. (Yonhap)

 South Korea’s top negotiator in defense cost-sharing talks with the United States has said the allies have failed to produce a concrete result in this week’s negotiations as Washington’s demand for a sharp increase in Seoul’s share remains unchanged.

Jeong Eun-bo made the remarks Thursday following the fourth round of talks in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday over how to share the cost of stationing the 28,500-strong U.S. Forces Korea under the cost-sharing accord, called the Special Measures Agreement (SMA).

“At this point, we are in a situation where we need to continue to narrow our differences. It is not that we have reached a concrete result,” Jeong told reporters at Dulles International Airport. 

“It is right to say that the U.S. maintains its position,” he added.

Yonhap

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Doug
Doug
4 years ago

Bring them home

Crybaby
Crybaby
4 years ago

Bring them home and be housed where? Tent City in Houston?

🙄

Setnaffa
Setnaffa
4 years ago

Crybaby sounds butthurt. Even in Korea it should be possible to find a pharmacy that sells relief.

Unemployment in America is at a 50-year low, Veterans are highly sought after as employees, and there are other countries “willing to pay to play.”

Meanwhile, our trolls are getting worse and worse. I expect a lot better. In fact, as strongly as I may (as a guest of our host), I demand they do a better job.

Chump
Chump
4 years ago

Yup! There are plenty of other suckers who will gladly pay up!

Setnaffa
Setnaffa
4 years ago

Sad. Just sad.

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
4 years ago

Korea been getting by on the cheap since 1953, pay their soldiers slave wages, able to get by with outdated equipment, no need to have a professional military force since uncle warbucks is here guaranteeing their security and investments in South Korea.

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