via Global Post.
The US military will deploy 800 additional troops from an armored unit to South Korea to bolster its forces in case of a crisis with North Korea, the Pentagon said Tuesday.Read it all here.
The US Army soldiers, armored vehicles and tanks from the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment will be stationed at camps Hovey and Stanley near the demarcation line with the North starting next month, military officers said.
The rotational deployment is part of a strategic shift towards the Asia-Pacific region "and allows for greater responsiveness to better meet theater operational requirements," the Pentagon said in a statement.
"This is a plus-up," spokesman Colonel Steven Warren told reporters, confirming that the US military presence would expand under the decision.
The move "is part of our rebalance to the Pacific," he said.
Many have said it but I have to repeat. The S. Korean military is one of the toughest, most professional and technologically advanced forces in the Pacific region.
Quite frankly, if they can't defeat the N. Koreans by themselves then something is terribly wrong....So why are we still stationing troops there and why is the Army seeing fit to increase the combat power on the border?
Are there signs of N. Korea destabilizing that I've missed?
Note: Upon reflection, the youngster running that country probably doesn't have the full support of the military. Having to "off" your uncle by feeding him alive to a starving pack of dogs and watching them devour his body over the course of a couple of hours probably indicates more than just a seriously warped mind. Something obviously is going on there.
