By One of the very few Congressmen that currently understands what is going on in Korea, Congressman Henry Hyde is bringing the big time smackdown to Seoul and Joshua at the Korea Liberator has the scoop on what Congressman Hyde is going to tell President Roh. Here is what he is going to tell President Roh about a topic I have been covering extensively:
* You want operational control of all forces during wartime. How is that going to
work? Will there be a U.S. general and a Korean general commanding the entire force jointly or two forces separately? Either way, aren¿t those both recipes for chaos, given that the two generals might not necessarily share the same immediate goals? [Yonhap reports that Hyde has said (Yonhap¿s words), ¿South Korea is now ready to reclaim its wartime operational control from Washington.¿]
Here is the parting shot he is taking at Roh:
* We¿re going to watch ¿Yoduk Story¿ when it comes to Washington in September. Have you seen it?
Check out the TKL link and read the rest of what Congressman Hyde is going to tell President Roh because he is taking many more good shots at Roh and I don’t want to take all of Joshua’s thunder from his scoop. God, I hope there is video of this because this is going to be one brilliant conversation.
On one good note for Roh, Congressmen Hyde said he would help out with the visa waiver issue.
5:34 pm on February 1st, 2007 1
[...] So far the only one speaking out on the South Korean governmental betrayal of the US troops sent to Korea to help protect the country is General Bell. The Pentagon is so blinded by Iraq that it appears they don’t want to even be bothered with USFK related issues. The drive by diplomats from the State Department have been of even less help. American politicians have been just as worthless. Once Congressman Henry Hyde retired from office, the lone voice in Congress that understood what was going in Korea was gone. Why isn’t Hillary, Pelosi, Murtha, and the rest of the crew not visiting the 30,000 soldiers helping keep the peace in Korea? Could it be because they care more about being seen by the media in the Green Zone then having any real concern about the welfare of US soldiers, especially ones being betrayed by the US’s so called blood allies? The media is no where to be seen in Korea unless Kim Jong-il is launching a missile or testing a nuclear bomb. The inattention to the plight of the USFK commander by the US military brass, political leaders, and media is disgraceful. It appears General Bell truly is a lone voice and the Korean government knows it. [...]
5:57 pm on May 9th, 2007 2
[...] have been of even less help. American politicians have been just as worthless. Once Congressman Henry Hyde retired from office, the lone voice in Congress that understood what was going in Korea was gone. [...]