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UNC General: War-end Declaration 'Slippery Slope' for US Troop Presence
Written: 2018-10-06 14:14:26 / Updated: 2018-10-06 15:54:09
A senior officer in the United Nations Command is urging caution about a declaration to end the Korean War, warning it could be a North Korean ploy to pull the South Korea-U.S. alliance apart.
Canadian Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre is quoted as calling the prospective declaration a “slippery slope” in terms of the U.S. troop presence in South Korea.
In remarks at a Washington seminar, Eyre described the North Koreans as experts at "divide and conquer."
Abut 28-thousand-500 U.S. troops are based in South Korea to deter or defeat a repeat of North Korea's 1950 invasion or other provocations.
He said it needs to be questioned why North Korea is pushing so hard for an end-of-war declaration.
While noting that the recent climate of negotiations offered hope for a lasting peace, he suggested that a war-ending declaration would lead the public to question seriously the need for a continued U.S. troop presence on the peninsula.
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