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Text 556 Tough Clinton

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    The massive anti-American demonstrations in South Korea gave the US military stationed in South Korea a huge impact, forcing senior US military officers to jump out and put out the fire themselves.  Williams, the spokesman for the USFK, said: "¡­I hope the Korean people can see clearly what contribution the USFK has made to the peace of the peninsula. It should not be limited to one or two negative events, but should be based on the larger situation.  Observe the role of the US military in South Korea in the scene.¡±

    However, the Koreans are not appreciative, and more and more people are criticizing the U.S. military in South Korea. Anti-American protest groups have begun to sit in continuously outside the U.S. military camp. Korean merchants who deliver food and drinking water to the U.S. military camp actively terminate their contracts with the U.S. military.  , refused to provide supplies to the local US military.

    This incident even alarmed U.S. President Clinton, who personally gave instructions that if necessary, the American soldiers who committed the crime could be abandoned and handed over to South Korea, in exchange for the South Koreans lowering their profile on the issue of the existence of US troops stationed in South Korea.  .

    However, this method, which should be effective, was unanimously rejected by the U.S. military. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Powell, clearly opposed Clinton's idea. He believed that the United States and the U.S. military had an obligation to provide asylum for his young men.  And even if they serve their sentences, we cannot let US soldiers spend more than ten years in prison on the other side of the Pacific, thousands of miles away from home.

    The wrangling between the U.S. military and the cabinet has not yet come to a conclusion, but South Korea has made its latest round of actions.  Kim Dae-jung first unilaterally terminated the defense cost-sharing agreement with the United States and stopped providing another dime of the budget to the U.S. military.  Soon, the defense ministries of North Korea and South Korea formally issued a note to the United States in a common name, that is, the name of the Korean Federal Ministry of Defense, requesting the United States to withdraw its troops from South Korea on a regular basis and end its presence in South Korea.

    This has made some servile Koreans a little panicked. South Korea has rarely decided on matters related to the United States without consulting the United States, let alone the presence of the US military stationed in South Korea.  Matters closely related to U.S. interests.

    But now South Korea has actually roped in North Korea and proposed to the United States in the name of a country that does not yet exist to pull out its troops from the territory of the Korean Federation and restore the natural sovereignty and independence of the Korean Federation.  The US military has no excuse to continue to stay in South Korea, because the first defense agreement they signed was with the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Korea has essentially been downgraded to the administrative region of South Korea, and the main body of the country has become the Korean Federation.  The United States has not signed any defense alliance agreement with the Korean Federation, so the US military has no legal basis to continue to maintain its military presence on the Korean Peninsula.

    The U.S. Ambassador to South Korea was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot to talk to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs was even more unscrupulous. Its minister said to the United States: "We currently do not have the country's complete diplomatic power. Even if it is  Friends come to us to discuss this issue, and we do not have the authority to confirm or make a decision on this matter. We must discuss it with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Korea, which is in preparation."

    The ambassador to South Korea could only ask: "Then where can we find the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Korea?"

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea told him innocently: "You ask me, who am I asking? In fact, I don't know either."

    I am sorry that the Korean Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs is still a ghost-like existence. When he looks for you, he can find you, but when you look for him, you have no way to find him.

    After hearing about this situation, Clinton¡¯s face in the Oval Office of the White House will probably be as dark as a certain Guan Hai who took over as president six years later in another dimension.  It's just that he had a good demeanor, so he didn't express his anger. He just called Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Secretary of Defense Aspin and others to discuss it.

    "This is the most straightforward humiliation to the United States. The United States cannot agree to such a thing. The tens of thousands of U.S. troops stationed in South Korea are a symbol of the will and dignity of the United States. If they are asked to withdraw in despair, the reputation and image of our government will be destroyed.  "Sweep the floor," Clinton said in a rather tough voice. In fact, he could no longer retreat. Somalia suffered heavy casualties, and the negative impact of the tragic defeat in Mogadishu was still hanging over their heads. The Peruvian war had been going on for several months, except for  Many planes and helicopters were lost, and more than a dozen American soldiers were killed or captured. The damage to the Makena People's Commune was actually quite limited.

    Now, if the United States loses its overseas bases and military rights in South Korea, then Clinton can basically be regarded as having the most embarrassing start to office among all previous U.S. presidents.  Clinton certainly doesn¡¯t want future generations to remember him in this way, so he must show toughness so that the U.S. military can continue to maintain its presence on the Korean Peninsula.

    Christopher sighed: "The South Koreans are so tough. In addition to the role of reconciliation and alliance with North Korea, it must be impossible to take such arbitrary actions against us without the support of powerful people behind them."

    Aspin nodded and said: "Yes, and this person is actually our ally."

    Clinton¡¯s voice suddenly cooled down: ¡°China¡±

    Christopher continued: "Yes, China? They contributed a lot in the process of the merger and reunification of North and South Korea, and the two countries were able to cover up the matter for such a long time. It would definitely not be possible without China's acquiescence.  Not only the North Koreans are dissatisfied with our troops stationed in South Korea, China is also the same now.  They are trying their best to build regional control in East Asia, North Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia. Obviously South Korea is a very important part of East Asia. Our military presence on the mainland not only makes it difficult for the Chinese to sleep and eat, but also makes them sleepless.  It was very uncomfortable, so taking advantage of this to drive us away would be of great benefit to them.  The Korean Federation, which has lost our influence, will inevitably get closer to neighboring China, and will even join their Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which is beginning to take shape. By then, China will be able to compete with us in the Asia-Pacific, and our ruling order in the Pacific will be  will face severe challenges.  "

    "Yes, Warren, your analysis is correct. It seems that this is what happened. China used helping South Korea mediate reunification as a bargaining chip, and then roped in North Korea and put pressure on South Korea to make them refuse our continued stationing of troops on the Korean Peninsula.  The Koreans obviously couldn't resist the temptation of national reunification, so they used this as a condition of exchange for reunification. Damn it, these Korean stickmen sold us out," Clinton said angrily.

    White House Chief of Staff Mark McLarty interjected: "Your Excellency, as you said, we are now basically at a point of no return. If the Chinese take another step forward, they will definitely think that I am too weak."  can be bullied, thereby attacking our forces around the world. In Peru, although the guerrillas of the Makena People's Commune mostly use Soviet-made weapons, the largest holder of Soviet-made weapons is not Russia.  It's about China plus the three countries as far away as Western Kazakhstan. It's obvious that both the warlords in Somalia and the rebels in Peru have ordnance support from China. I even dare to say that the Chinese have provided necessary tactical guidance, thus making these  People without military education can defeat the government forces equally and pose a certain threat to us."

    Clinton hit his knee with his fist and said bitterly: "The things the Chinese do are really abominable. When I first took office, I thought I could develop healthy and stable bilateral relations with them, thereby leveraging China's strength.  To lead the world, it is obvious that this disloyal country covets our leadership position. Compared with the Soviets, the Chinese are no less ambitious, but they are used to doing one thing in front of others and another behind their backs, and on the surface they sing about China and the United States.  Friendly, but it always creates trouble for us, and even more annoying things, we have more considerations and cannot directly break this point. "

    He looked around at his cabinet ministers and asked: "No matter what, we must come up with a solution to resolve this crisis. We try to take a multi-pronged approach, and on the one hand do the work of the politicians in South Korea  , strengthen positive publicity for our US military, on the other hand, we must also appropriately express our tough and firm stance, we are in South Korea and will not go anywhere."

    Defense Minister Aspin was slightly worried: "If the Koreans really confront us and do not cooperate, a bigger crisis is likely to break out at that time."

    Christopher said: "But if we retreat without any resistance, then more situations like this will happen in the future. We have no choice but to fight back fiercely in the face of the enemy's provocation." Obviously, the Secretary of State is better than  The defense minister appears even more hawkish and tough.

    Clinton clapped his hands and set the tone: "Okay, that's it. The Koreans have the guts to give us an ultimatum to evacuate, and we also have the guts to stay in South Korea and not go. The scene will not look good then, but let's watch it  Let¡¯s see how the Koreans end it.¡±

    Americans have a bachelor and fierce temperament of Western cowboys in their character. They may not express it at ordinary times, but when they are really fierce and brave, it may surprise people.

    Of course, the Americans didn¡¯t want to see it at this point, so Clinton mobilized a larger force and team to conduct various lobbying and travel in South Korea, hoping to persuade South Korea to abandon their previous decision and allow the United States to continue stationing troops in South Korea.

    ¡°The United States has never considered North Korea¡¯s factors at all. At this time, South Korea is no longer able to make decisions alone.  Although Kim Dae-jung is under tremendous pressure from the Americans, he knows that if the sky is going to fall, he will hold it together with North Korea.  Moreover, the Chinese, who are obviously most enthusiastic about driving away the US military, are not the indifferent character.

    This drama can only get more exciting as it goes on.
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