Morse Tan, Korean American former US Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice under President Trump, traveled to Seoul to investigate alleged election fraud including Chinese interference claims. The pro-Lee Jae-myung government has blocked him from visiting detained ex-President Yoon and reopened police probes for defamation over his statements.
The episode raises alarms about free speech and election integrity in a key US ally, with calls for President Trump to protect Americans and partners demanding transparency against any pro-China tilt.
CCP infiltration. Unless the So Korean people wake up soon, I am afraid So Korea will be lost completely to the CCP. Their foothold in the country is strong.
About 28,500 U.S. troops are based in South Korea.
The total annual cost for the U.S. to support its troops in South Korea is estimated at $4.5 billion to $5 billion. This is shared between S. Korea and the U.S..
South Korea contributes $1.14 billion to $1.19 billion covering wages for 30,000 Korean national employees at the bases, construction, housing and utilities. That is 25% to 30% of the total cost.
The U.S. bears the remaining 70% to 75% of the total cost, or $3.3 billion annually. That includes military salaries, operations and maintenance costs and the cost of having strategic assets at the bases.
The numbers you cited are a factor in reexamining and recalibrating the US's strategic presence in So Korea. But money is not the only factor involved. The security risks due to CCP infiltration at all levels of government must be considered as well. However, because of its geographic location, So Korea is still a very important post WW2 Soviet component in a comprehensive Indo-Pacific defense strategy. Just walking away at this point is not wise. Any vacuum left by the US will be filled by someone else - the CCP.
It is no joke that the CCP has a 100 year plan for global domination under the control of the CCP using indirect asymmetric irregular warfare. The globalists think that the CCP is a tool for them to use to destroy the US and the West. What they don't realize is that the CCP will turn on them in the end. That's what Communists do.
Don't forget, the Dems, as well as some RINOs, are tied at the hip to the CCP. So this is not just a foreign battle, it is also domestic. A great deal of civil unrest in the US traces back to the CCP among a whole list of CCP espionage and influence operations. They are dead serious about their goals and the US needs to be just as serious. The US for years knowingly ignored what was taking place regarding the CCP's soft power and economic influence operations - that is, until Trump came to the WH. Trump is the only president that takes that threat seriously and has taken the bull by the horns confronting it. So Korea is just another piece on the geopolitical chessboard to be played.
Morse Tan, Korean American former US Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice under President Trump, traveled to Seoul to investigate alleged election fraud including Chinese interference claims. The pro-Lee Jae-myung government has blocked him from visiting detained ex-President Yoon and reopened police probes for defamation over his statements. The episode raises alarms about free speech and election integrity in a key US ally, with calls for President Trump to protect Americans and partners demanding transparency against any pro-China tilt.
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CCP infiltration. Unless the So Korean people wake up soon, I am afraid So Korea will be lost completely to the CCP. Their foothold in the country is strong.
About 28,500 U.S. troops are based in South Korea.
The total annual cost for the U.S. to support its troops in South Korea is estimated at $4.5 billion to $5 billion. This is shared between S. Korea and the U.S..
South Korea contributes $1.14 billion to $1.19 billion covering wages for 30,000 Korean national employees at the bases, construction, housing and utilities. That is 25% to 30% of the total cost.
The U.S. bears the remaining 70% to 75% of the total cost, or $3.3 billion annually. That includes military salaries, operations and maintenance costs and the cost of having strategic assets at the bases.
Would be a bit funny if those troops did a certain trick...
The numbers you cited are a factor in reexamining and recalibrating the US's strategic presence in So Korea. But money is not the only factor involved. The security risks due to CCP infiltration at all levels of government must be considered as well. However, because of its geographic location, So Korea is still a very important post WW2 Soviet component in a comprehensive Indo-Pacific defense strategy. Just walking away at this point is not wise. Any vacuum left by the US will be filled by someone else - the CCP.
It is no joke that the CCP has a 100 year plan for global domination under the control of the CCP using indirect asymmetric irregular warfare. The globalists think that the CCP is a tool for them to use to destroy the US and the West. What they don't realize is that the CCP will turn on them in the end. That's what Communists do.
Don't forget, the Dems, as well as some RINOs, are tied at the hip to the CCP. So this is not just a foreign battle, it is also domestic. A great deal of civil unrest in the US traces back to the CCP among a whole list of CCP espionage and influence operations. They are dead serious about their goals and the US needs to be just as serious. The US for years knowingly ignored what was taking place regarding the CCP's soft power and economic influence operations - that is, until Trump came to the WH. Trump is the only president that takes that threat seriously and has taken the bull by the horns confronting it. So Korea is just another piece on the geopolitical chessboard to be played.