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To: NickSE who wrote (321)3/6/2003 6:18:31 PM
From: NickSE  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 504
 
US troops 'may quit S Korea'
news.bbc.co.uk

The US is in discussions with South Korea about whether to bring US troops currently stationed there home or to redeploy them further south, Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has said.

The proposed move comes amid preparations by Pentagon planners to alter the US military presence abroad, and as tensions continue to rise with North Korea over the reclusive country's nuclear ambitions.

"We still have a lot of forces in Korea arranged very far forward where it's intrusive in their lives and where they really aren't very flexible or usable for other things," Mr Rumsfeld said at a Pentagon meeting. [.....]



To: NickSE who wrote (321)3/7/2003 8:39:55 AM
From: Cage Rattler  Respond to of 504
 
Will the uniform change re-designate such combatants as spies?

If Saddam "agrees/promises" to vacate, will that lead to anything beyond bag-packing delays?