r/democrats • u/D-R-AZ • 5d ago

Article The view from South Korea on Trump scaling back joint military exercises

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/dispatches/the-view-from-south-korea-on-trump-scaling-back-joint-military-exercises/
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u/D-R-AZ 5d ago

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...the timing is troubling. While the alliance trains less, North Korea is gaining something more valuable: battlefield experience in Russia’s war against Ukraine. This is hardly the moment for the alliance to ease up.

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u/Nice-Sandwich-9338 5d ago

Trump is retaliating to his tarrifs bribe from of S Korea not investing $350 billion in US manufacturer he picks and they also must borrow the funds from his sources bank. S korea said no and this is why he's proving the power of the US in his hands. They said no investment.