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The United States in Korea: A Strategy of Inertia
After U.S. President Barack Obama visited the Korean Demilitarized Zone
on March 25 during his trip to South Korea for a nuclear security
summit, he made the obligatory presidential remarks warning North Korea
against continued provocations. He also praised the strength of
U.S.-South Korean relations and commended the 28,500 U.S. troops
stationed there. Obama's visit itself is of little importance, but it is
an opportunity to ask just what Washington's strategy is in Korea and
how the countries around North Korea (China, Russia, South Korea and
Japan) view the region. As always, any understanding of current strategy
requires a consideration of the history of that strategy.
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