The 3NR

well if a war is about to start, the US will have to use its forward deployed troops…we’ll probably send more troops to contain the fighting

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8069457.stm?lsf May 2009

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-korea-would-use-nuclear-weapons-in-a-merciless-offensive-1700590.html
June 2009

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/07/south-korea-military-exer_n_489427.html March 2010

I’m pretty sure one happened in between. North Korea being all big and bad is nothing new really. But there’s always the risk that North Korea isn’t just blowing steam this time.

I think its probably more of a justification for more troops not less. If they got us to take troops out, it would embolden them to continue to forward advance and make threats to South Korea and others. As long as China remains a steady ally to them, US presence is a must.

Its similar to the 6 party talks, there hard line rhetoric during those talks only causes us to allow for more and more compromise and soft line action. This allowed further continuation of their nuclear programs etc.

Gotta go hard line on them. Gotta send more troops.

” embolden them to continue to forward advance and make threats to South Korea and others… Gotta go hard line on them. Gotta send more troops.”

“Obviously withdrawal is not an option”

Yea the last 50 years we have had troops there has worked out great. Better send more troops and keep them there for 100 years.

The North retains an advantage in the
military sphere, but that advantage may be
more apparent than real. The DPRK military
is large but decrepit. Its latest weapons date
to 1990; spare parts and training are nonexistent.
Pyongyang’s dramatic attempt to put a
satellite into orbit in 1998 failed. Reports
Defense Intelligence Agency analyst Bruce
Bechtol: “The North Korean military is one
that is using antiquated 1950s and 1960s vintage
weapons while the South Korean military
continues to strengthen itself with
dynamic new programs such as the building
of brand new F-16s. In addition, the South is
superior in other key aspects of military
readiness, such as command and control and
training.”9
Although South Korea’s ground forces are
smaller, they would be fighting on the defensive
with superior air and naval support.
Indeed, in the initial stage of any war, South
Korea would have to rely primarily on its own
military for ground forces, irrespective of
America’s defense commitment. It would
take the United States three or more weeks to
deploy heavy armored and mechanized reinforcements,
depending on events elsewhere
and available lift capabilities.10