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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (454998)2/8/2009 2:19:49 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (1) of 1572641
 
"That's hardly sufficient evidence to conclude that South Koreans as a whole didn't want Americans there, as SilentZ insinuates."

Well, there certainly were many who didn't like the fact that the US and the USSR partitioned Korea with no input from Koreans. Who can blame them? Trading one set of rulers for another isn't a confidence inspiring choice. And the actions of the South Korean government in "purging" when they got control over an area didn't help the cause much.

Now, I will grant you that South Korea is much better off than they would have been. Although, as late as the 1970s, North Korea had a better standard of living, once SK got in their feet, things improved rapidly.

"When you look at the split in Korean political opinions today, those who've been through the Korean War will more likely than not support the American presence on the peninsula"

"More likely than not" is not exactly a ringing endorsement.
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