South Korean Defense

A recent poll taken by visitors to the Fox News website asks the question if it is a good idea if America should remove a third of its existing troops from South Korea. 83% said yes it's good because "we need those troops elsewhere" and 9% said that it's bad because it "endangers South Koreans".

Well, it's a good idea, but not because we need the troops. South Korea is more than capable of building its own defense, and it has since the 50s. The American presence is nothing more than a symbolic gesture, a symbol that has grown heavy on some segments of the Korean population, as evidenced by their continued protests for the American departure. I say it's time that we let Korea pay for Korea's defense.