US, South Korea Fail to Agree on Cost-Sharing for Military Deployment
Three days of talks end without any deal on amount of money to be paid
Jason Ditz
President Trump decided early in his presidency that South Korea should pay more of the cost of keeping US ground troops in South Korea. This week, there were three days of talks on the matter in Seoul, which ended in failure.
South Korea already pays the US for some of its costs, and has agreed in principle to keep doing so, though the current deal expires this year. The US is pushing for more money, based on Trump’s demands.
Officials familiar with the talks say that there is broad agreement “on almost all elements,” except for the one that really matters, the dollar amount. Without that, there was no way to finalize the deal.
Reports suggest the US wants South Korea to pay $1.2 billion annually, a substantial increase from the $850 million they have been paying under the existing deal. South Korean officials aren’t being clear how much they’re offering.
https://news.antiwar.com/2018/12/14/us-south-korea-fail-to-agree-on-cost-sharing-for-military-deployment/
Remember Major General Smedley Darlington Butler 's
"I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents."
Is the US running a grand ol , Mafia inspired , Protection Racket ????
Remember Major General Smedley Darlington Butler 's
"I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents."
Is the US running a grand ol , Mafia inspired , Protection Racket ????
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