How fast thinking changes in Korea

[ZekeLuvs1911]

My, my, my how fast thinking changes over there.......

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030112/ap_on_re_as/koreas_nuclear_27

In the South Korean capital of Seoul, about 30,000 people rallied Saturday in support of the U.S. military presence as a deterrent to an attack from the North.

Unbelieveable how conditional people are about the way they think. Chose one or the other for crying out loud!

 

[Sean Smith]

I think it is more a case of generational/political differences than people changing their minds. The pro-American and anti-American demonstrators are different people.

Alot of South Koreans can read a history book like anybody else. They know the differences between South Korea (rich democracy) and North Korea (starving Stalinist hell hole), and probably follow Kim Jong-Il's mental illnesses alot closer than we do.

It would probably be fair to generalize that the South Koreans are alot less eager to risk a war with North Korea than some Americans are, because they would be the ones getting a Sarin bath from the North Korean army the second it gets started. They would also get to live with any atomic fallout of a U.S. nuclear "victory." It is easy for us to say that it is worth the risk or cost to take out North Korea when we get to avoid most of it.

 

[TheeBadOne]

Give it 1-2 weeks, it'll change again...

 

[Delmar]

Also notice the people demonstrating pro-USA were, by and large, old enough to remember the Korean War. Gee, wonder what makes them still want us over there? Doh!

 

[BerettaNut92]

While Korea is nice to hold onto because of the good food and puts us nicely in bombing range in Beijing (gotta love that), why aren't OUR borders guarded?

Last I checked we were at war? Kinda?

 

[Delmar]

It might put us nicely within bombing range of Bejing, but as the old saw goes, If the enemy is in range, so are YOU!. In flight refueling is a good thing, except on stormy nights over the north Pacific.

 

[Spark]

Wonder if they are still painting the Indian blue. The South Koreans are a buncha fair weather friends if I've ever seen them...

Personally I think we should have pulled out years ago, having formed this opinion after serving there for a year. Nice place to visit, but I'd hate to have to fight there.

Kevin