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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. breaks off talks with South Korea over costs of military alliance
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a rare public display of disagreement in the alliance, US negotiators abruptly walked out of today's talks with South Korea after the 66-year ally balked at President Trump's price tag for funding 28,500 American troops in the country.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/us-breaks-off-talks-with-south-korea-over-costs-of-military-alliance/2019/11/19/949773d8-0a9b-11ea-8054-289aef6e38a3_story.html
HAB911
(8,932 posts)atreides1
(16,102 posts)Sorry about that! But, anyone who served or is serving is doing it for nothing!!! I feel I wasted 13 years of my life, defending a country and its people who didn't deserve it....
Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)JFCA
Poor Korea, another sad country
atreides1
(16,102 posts)Isn't this just wonderful!!! I guess once the Trump administration loses our allies in Asia...his next target will be NATO!!!
Before too long the US won't have any allies...even the Israelis will balk at being our ally!!!
Bettie
(16,139 posts)and destroy any alliances our nation has maintained.
spanone
(135,919 posts)Tanuki
(14,926 posts)like he handed the base in Syrian over to Comrade Vlad.
tanyev
(42,660 posts)except for a handful that express mild concern but support him anyway.
Botany
(70,634 posts)Or what is the kickback to the Trumps?
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,543 posts)Imprison the treasonous mofo.
Botany
(70,634 posts)I think of Lincoln's quote on a corrupt person.
Instead, Lincoln fired War Secretary Simon P. Cameron, a Pennsylvania boss so corrupt said Lincoln, "The only thing he wouldn't steal was a red hot stove."
world wide wally
(21,758 posts)our streets.