How worried should we be about US troops in South Korea and Japan?

Question

I do keep up with current events and I understand (for the most part) what is happening with North Korea, however, I do have one question.

My question is simply this: How worried should we be about American troops stationed in South Korea and Japan in the next year?

Answer 1

Hey, we volunteered...

Besides, just this morning ol' chia-head (my name for Kim, Jong Il-his hair makes him look like a chia pet) expressed regret over his missile tests and nuclear test.

Sure, I trust the guy about as far as I could throw him (look at that belly!), but on the same note, expressing regret over his actions will make him 'lose face' among the North Koreans who supported him. I wonder how long it will be before the starvation, concentration camps for political prisoners, and his 'losing face' cause the North Koreans to kick him out of power themselves.

I'm not too worried anymore...and I'd be one of the first to go if north Korea attacked. Uijongbu is only 25 miles from the DMZ. (Miguk is Hanguel/Korean for American, UJB is short for Uijongbu)

Answer 2

Plenty worried. Bombing Iran, North Korea would be the end. Bombing Iran would contaminate their and possible other middle East oil supplies; it would solidify the Islamic Movement it would make every other third world country turn against us (so to make sure we could not get the jump on them) we would have daily assassinations and bombing just like they have in Russia and Baghdad.?


God I hope not they kicked our butts the first time and will this time. Don't you all know weapons including nukes mean nothing if you have enough people? During Nam, the NVA overran base after base and all the weapons in our arsenal could not stop them. In October 1950, China entered the Korea war and kicked our butts. They dared us to drop the atomic bombs on them. They knew their population was so large that for us to be able to put a dent in it would have caused so much atomic energy to have been expended the world as we knew it would have ceased to exist. Well, they have even more people now; we would have a hard time using nukes on North Korea, as due to their proximity to South Koreas we would be killing an ally. The North Koreas rolled over the South in 1950 but would have a harder time this time but would prevail. Japan has a non-aggression Constitution but I believe they would have to come to the aid of the South. If not and the North wins and eventually rolling over Japan. I don't think American could stop them this time, too much political correctness plus big brother China. No, North Korea would not be someone anyone should wake up!

No, only kids, literates and that bunch of professional losers believe that garbage of aggression. Have you ever wondered why China is everyone friend and why everyone in a political situation listens to them and takes their advise?


God Bless You our men and women and the People of the South.

Answer 3

The US kept many more troops in Korea until the war in Iraq began. Since then, the number has reduced by half the number of troops. Keep in mind, the war against N.Korea has never really ended. A cease fire was declared in 1953, but no official end to hostilities was ever declared. So for all practical purposes, this war could erupt all over again, so the US refuses to be the first to blink ! Over the years there have been a number of border skirmishes when shots have been fired, and even death has occur ed ! The attitude along the DMZ is guarded and even hostile at times, so the troops that are there, are simply a first line of defense, should Kim Jong Il get his shorts in a bunch !

Answer 4

North Korea is not much of a factor. They probably have nuke
capability but there deployment by plane or missle to drop
or send a missle over would be stupid of him. We would shoot
down any plane that would try to cross over the boarder. There
missle capbility is not reliable. All missle 's sent up failed.

Answer 5

i wouldn't be too worried about it , there are already in position several tactical subs and cruise missile ships already in the area.
been there for a while. if the antagonistic state /nation of nk decides to attack i think that they (the nk) should look over their shoulder at china, they will be the ones that put them in their place. after all the country of china relies on most of their gnp on the outside world.

Answer 6

Money talks, Bull sh!t walks. There is no way that China will allow N Korea to do anything to it's biggest traiding partners.

Answer 7

Not too worried. NK is a chess piece of Iran to see how we respond to different scenarios.

Answer 8

not that much, there own millitary will be fighting alongside us, either way if NK attacks J or SK we go to war, treaties got to love them.

Answer 9

It'll be more intense than Iraq i think. It's gonna be a WMD war.