Pentagon denies report U.S. mulls pulling up to 4,000 troops from South Korea

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

SEOUL/HANOI (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday denied a South Korean news report that it was considering withdrawing up to 4,000 troops from South Korea if it does not pay more for maintaining a 28,500-strong U.S. contingent deterring North Korean aggression.

South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that the withdrawal of a U.S. brigade, typically 3,000 to 4,000 soldiers, had been discussed with the top brass of the U.S. military in South Korea, citing an unidentified diplomatic source in Washington.

The report came two days after the United States broke off defense cost talks after demanding that South Korea raise its annual contribution for maintaining the U.S. contingent to $5 billion, a South Korean official said, more than five times what it pays now, in rare discord in the alliance.

“There is absolutely no truth to the Chosun Ilbo report that the U.S. Department of Defense is currently considering removing any troops from the Korean Peninsula,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-usa-military/trump-considering-withdrawing-up-to-4000-u-s-troops-from-south-korea-report-idUSKBN1XU2V4?il=0

The dotard continues to alienate our allies.

[atreides1]

1. The DOD has no say in this!!!

As we've seen in the Gallagher fiasco, and the pardoning of two murderers...the DOD doesn't get to make this decision...that is only within the purview of the Commander in Chief!!!

I believe that Esper and the rest of the crew at the Pentagon are lying to the South Koreans...

[Iliyah]

2. That means that shithole will probably do it.

Please get this motherfucker out of the USA's government along with Pence, administration, cabinet and the majority Republican senate, and cronies.

[atreides1]

3. He may not be going anywhere!

Even if he loses the election...he'll refuse to give up the office!