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To: tejek who wrote (191241)	6/21/2004 5:24:07 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 1578682

Ted, What do you think Roh is up to? Like I said, he's still trying to curry favor from America because most Koreans still like America's military presence. I'd like to think that Roh is a strong supporter of the war on terrorism, but that's not likely IMO. Is it ingratitude, or that familiarity breeds contempt? A little bit of both. Personally, I think it's because Koreans are acheing to take control of their own destiny, which if you think about it is unprecedented in over two thousand years of history. While most Koreans still value America's military presence, they also gripe over the negatives of it, including American influence over the Korean government, crimes some of the GIs commit, and the humility that the dependence brings. In other words, they're complaining for some of the very reasons Iraqis complain about America's occupation in Iraq, despite their gratitude in deposing Saddam. It's hard to explain any further without touching upon Korea's entire modern history, which itself is a story of American influence. Suffice to say that Korea may be following in the footsteps of European nations like Spain, Italy, and Denmark (the Danish influence is thanks to their 2002 World Cup coach, Gus Hiddink). And of course, Germany, who reunified rather quickly after the Berlin Wall fell. Tenchusatsu