-RWEXCLUSIVE: President Trump tells @GStephanopoulos "I wanted to stop the war games, I thought they were very provocative, but I also think they're very expensive," when asked if he discussed pulling U.S. troops out of South Korea with Kim Jong Un. https://t.co/ANdmOzpPd9 pic.twitter.com/k015aM4PH9— ABC News (@ABC) June 12, 2018
Pentagon and Seoul Surprised by Trump Pledge to Halt Military Exercises
ReplyDelete"Lt. Col. Jennifer Lovett, a United States military spokeswoman in South Korea, said in an email that the American command there “has received no updated guidance on execution or cessation of training exercises — to include this fall’s schedule Ulchi Freedom Guardian.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/world/asia/trump-military-exercises-north-south-korea.html
If Trump really left the Pentagon in the dark on this... then I just gained more respect for him (assuming he follows through.)
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