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:
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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Bring them home
Bring them home and be housed where? Tent City in Houston?
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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.
Yup! There are plenty of other suckers who will gladly pay up!
Sad. Just sad.
Korea been getting by on the cheap since 1953, pay their soldiers slave wages, able to get by with outdated equipment, no need to have a professional military force since uncle warbucks is here guaranteeing their security and investments in South Korea.