North Korea has Reportedly Offered to Return to Talks in Return for Dropping Sanctions and End of US-ROK Military Exercises
This is a standard Kim regime playbook item, make unreasonable demands for little to nothing in return:
North Korea is said to have demanded, as preconditions for talks on declaring the end of the Korean War, that South Korea and the United States stop their combined military exercises and that economic sanctions against Pyongyang be lifted.
A lawmaker who attended a parliamentary audit of the National Intelligence Service on Thursday told reporters later that the agency’s chief had made the revelation.
South Korea and the US have already reduced their combined drills, both to ease inter-Korean tensions and due to the coronavirus pandemic, to the extent that there is great concern about preparedness.
Above all, there is no chance of Pyongyang giving up on its nuclear weapons. It has tested an array of missiles while reportedly reactivating its nuclear facilities.
Korea Herald via OFK
Yet this is what the Moon administration wants to do. In fact President Moon wants the U.S. to agree to an end of Korean War peace treaty which even the Korean Herald has now picked up on what I have been saying for years is a very bad idea:
The Moon regime argues that an end-of-war declaration would open the way for denuclearization. But with the war over, North Korea would likely demand the dissolution of the United Nations Command and the withdrawal of US troops from South Korea. A formal end to the war would only obscure the mandate of the UN Command — created under US leadership after the Korean War broke out — and ultimately of the US forces stationed in South Korea.
Without a doubt, these are demands that would jeopardize the nation’s security, and yet the Moon administration is pushing almost blindly for an end-of-war declaration — or even for inter-Korean dialogue to that end. The North, which had been unresponsive to the South’s proposals at first, seems to be seeking to take advantage of Moon’s obsession. It has offered preconditions just for discussion of the issue, not for an end-of-war declaration itself.
Fortunately so far the Biden administration has resisted these calls from the Moon administration and hopefully it stays that way.
The leftists pushing this as a good thing probably remember the negotiations to end the Korean War took about two years and resulted in some of the bloodiest battles of that war.
They’re counting on South Korea and the Biden Administration not having the stones to wait for a good faith negotiation — and just giving away the store.
Well, South Korea, it’s your country. Are you willing to allow the ill-tempered folks running your northern neighbor to get away with butchering Koreans?
Vote responsibly.
Plus, we probably need to wait until the nork leader gets a haircut that looks better than Biden’s. They can’t both be shoved off to the far left of the photo.
Look, cancerous dummy. It’s a preposterous thought North Korea can conquer South Korea, considering that North Koreans are in no condition to invade South Korea. But OK, let’s pretend you are right and South Korea is somehow miraculously taken over by North Koreans. Do you really think the NORK regime can conquer, rule over South Korea without undermining their grip over the North Korean people?
In fact, I would counter your illogic and say North Korea really does not want to take over South Korea, precisely due to this reason. What the North Korean regime wants is its survivability and continuation of their regime, and nothing else. And all the stuff they do to stir the pot is to end the US sanctions and use the rhetorics as a domestic purpose to keep their population in line.
You’re right, it’s not your country. People in South Korea are tired of 75 years of division and war. How unreasonable and terrible of them to wishing to end this conflict. Terrible ingrate a$$hole Koreans to not fall in line with American Neocons.
I have to agree with Korean Man there.
Kim Jong-eun and the Party he runs is more interested in its own survival then trying to reunify the peninsula under Communism.
And despite the claims made here and by various Korean right wing Youtube channels, yes the Moon administration is friendly to the DPRK sometimes to the point of raising eyebrows, but aren’t the types to turn the ROK over lot and stock to the DPRK.
The concept of reunification under Communism probably went out the window with the death of Kim Il-sung.
As for the southerners, they aren’t that interested in reunification either considering there are bigger problems here at home such as lack of good jobs and affordable housing.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the DPRK is scared shitless of the military power of the KORUS alliance which is why they want to keep their nukes and are pursuing asymmetrical means of countering this military power.
Despite GI Korea’s claims it is interesting to note that Kim hasn’t yet called for a total withdrawal of the USFK and disbandment of the UNC. He is said to have stated that “he recognizes the reality of the USFK in the ROK” and he seems to have taken care to not go back on those words, so far.
The demands for lifting of sanctions and end to combined exercises aren’t new, so no surprises there.
Anyways let’s see how things go from here.
Given the people of South Korea are already cowed into masks, lockdowns, and vaccination mandates, I really don’t see how a communist takeover would be any different.
They’ve already got people wanting to force the neo-kulaks to sell off land **the government** deems unnecessary. And they’ve got people wanting to shut down even more restaurants. “Let’s put everyone out of work” sems To be Moon’s economic policy.
The only thing left is to round up any dissidents and sell them as slaves to China to help pay for the Nork debt.
“I mean, you don’t want your northern brothers and sisters to starve, do you? Think of the children.”
As for the realism of the Norks conquering, there are many paths that don’t involve kineric action. The RoK military is slready shutting down multiple Army divisions, demilitarizing the border, and pretty much not in the mood to fight orher Koreans. In fact, heroes of the Korean War like General Paik Have been much maligned lately.
After all, we know the “real threat” is Japan and their threats against Dokdo. And don’t forget those American Hegemony folks. They’re probably the reason Uni didn’t happen in 1945 when the Soviets rolled down to the 38th Parallel.
The change of management is almost a fait accompli. I expect to see Moon hand the keys of the Blue House to KJU as he retires.
We’ll see if I’m right or wrong by how the rlections turn out. I’d love to be wrong. I still have friends and relatives in South Korea. And a lot of friends in the USA on a variety of visas that could easily be revoked if diplomacy went sideways.
Dear Comrade Setnaffova is delusional in that he sees nonexistent commie conspiracies in every corner.
Not surprising that because of his fear of the Covid-19 virus and the vaccine he has barricaded himself into his house which may not have helped his mental health.
He should do himself a favor, get vaccinated, go out and breathe some of the fresh Texas air. It will certainly help clear his head and do wonders for his mental health.
Maybe then he will stop seeing conspiracies that do not exist.
@TOK, you are too smart to fall for lies that KJU puts out. Yes KJU has referenced letting USFK stay after a peace treaty, but this was likely all calculated to get ROK public support behind the peace treaty idea. If the Korean left is in charge of the Blue House they will not call for a removal of USFK either in order to keep the public behind the idea.
You know eventually if a peace treaty is signed, the useful idiots from the KCTU, PSPD, KTU, etc. will all come out and protest the US military presence as being unnecessary and against the spirit of the peace treaty. If there is peace why is there a need for USFK?
At some point there could be a US president that decides enough is enough and pulls the troops out achieving KJU’s goal. Once USFK is out and sanction are gone, then the Kim regime can move forward with their confederation strategy.
@GIKorea
That’s why I added the words “so far”. So far Kim is sticking to his words, but only time will tell in regards to whether or not he will continue to stick to those words.
Unlike the US Forces in Japan, which exist to provide security for the entire Asia-Pacific region, the USFK exist to protect South Korea from a possible North Korean invasion. And if I remember my history correctly, the US offered to station troops in Korea as a way of convincing then President Syngman Rhee to give up his dream of continuing the Korean War in hopes of reunification and accept the armistice.
So, if a US President sees fit and believes South Korea can take care of itself then he/she will start the withdrawal of the USFK.
There is historical precedent. Nixon withdrew the 7th ID from South Korea, Carter tried and failed to withdraw troops from South Korea and under George W Bush, the 2nd ID lost the 2nd Brigade.
Protest from the leftists against the USFK are nothing new and will probably keep going on whether they be a gathering outside of the THAAD battery gates or a lone wacko holding a sign outside the US Embassy.
Despite some questionable procurement decisions, the ROK Armed Forces are in a far better position to counter a North Korean conventional attack into South Korea. It’s the non conventional part that is its Achilles heel, but I believe over time South Korea will have the ability to adequately counter them.
The part where the USFK makes a significant contribution is ISR(Intelligence, Surveillance and Recon) and Command and Control which the ROK hasn’t done a good job of catching up. However investments are being made because the DPK wants to realize its vision of taking over wartime control of the ROK Armed Forces.
This can be seen in the ROK’s procurement of airborne tankers, airborne early warning platforms, and ISR platforms, and datalinks among others.
Put it simply, there will come a time when the USFK will become redundant in Korea, and after that, it will be a matter of time before a US President decides it’s best to leave only a token force or withdraw completely.
If that happens it will be a decision made based on the political and strategic situation and not because of some protesting leftists.
So then why isn’t the US president pulling out now? What is the excuse?
So says the citizen of a country that was responsible for horrible decades-long disastrous war campaigns in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Middle East that devastated those countries and bankrupted America.
Get out of here!
@KoreanMan
Maybe you should ask Pres. Biden that question instead of me.
He thought it was beneficial to pull out of Afghanistan.
For Korea, he probably thinks preserving the long standing alliance is much more important and he and Pres. Moon got onto a good start.
If he thought otherwise, I have no doubt that he will do an Afghanistan on Korea.