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SEOUL, South Korea -- The United States is to move its forces back from the highly-fortified Demiltarized Zone dividing South and North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has said.
Although no timetable had been set, the process would begin "as soon as possible," Rumsfeld said after holding high-level joint security talks on realignment of U.S. forces on the Korean peninsula.
The relocation would form part of a sweeping reorganization of U.S. troops across Asia.
"Any changes to U.S. military posture in Northeast Asia will be the product of consultation with our key allies. Most importantly, they will result in an increased U.S. capability in the region," Rumsfeld told a press conference Monday in Seoul.
"(The troop movements) will reflect our new technologies and abilities to deter and defeat any aggressions against allies such as South Korea," he said.
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Good or bad?
From a military point of view, it is very good. Pulling back a bit will give our troops more room to maneuver and counter-attack if there were a NK war.
From a diplomatic point of view, will it reassure the NK or tempt them to attack?
Although no timetable had been set, the process would begin "as soon as possible," Rumsfeld said after holding high-level joint security talks on realignment of U.S. forces on the Korean peninsula.
The relocation would form part of a sweeping reorganization of U.S. troops across Asia.
"Any changes to U.S. military posture in Northeast Asia will be the product of consultation with our key allies. Most importantly, they will result in an increased U.S. capability in the region," Rumsfeld told a press conference Monday in Seoul.
"(The troop movements) will reflect our new technologies and abilities to deter and defeat any aggressions against allies such as South Korea," he said.
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Good or bad?
From a military point of view, it is very good. Pulling back a bit will give our troops more room to maneuver and counter-attack if there were a NK war.
From a diplomatic point of view, will it reassure the NK or tempt them to attack?
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