WHAT'S AMERICA EVER DONE FOR US? (via Tom Morin)

Costs of Self-Reliant Defense Counted (Yoo Yong-won, July 8, 2003, Chosun Ilbo)

If the U.S. Forces Korea withdraws its troops from the peninsula or the military alliance with the United States crumbles, Seoul would have to double its defense spending, up to 5-6 percent of gross domestic product, a local military expert said Tuesday. Also, the defense minister gave a bleak report on the supplies and resources the military needs for training and preparedness.

You can buy one hell of a lot of kimchee with 3% of your GDP, eh? Posted by Orrin Judd at July 10, 2003 8:18 PM