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kelipso 14 hours ago

The US invaded South Korea, had and still has massive influence on their government, has military bases there. It’s just polite fiction to ignore the fact that South Korea is a US vassal. Makes US look better in the media, etc.

mmooss 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> The US invaded South Korea ?

When was that? After the Pacific War with Japan, the US had bases in SK (from driving Japan out of SK?). NK and eventually China invaded SK and the US defended them, and since then SK has given the US military bases in order to deter NK and China.

JumpCrisscross 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> It’s just polite fiction to ignore the fact that South Korea is a US vassal

Korea is an American suzerainty. Not vassal. Similar to North Korea:China. One of the strategic considerations in countering China in Taiwan is whether Japan and Korea would refused their territory from getting involved. That's a veto a vassal doesn't get.

Iran under the Shah was a U.S. vassal. Same for Ghani's Afghanistan. (Belarus: Russia.)

hearsathought 13 hours ago | parent [-]

> Korea is an American suzerainty. Not vassal. Similar to North Korea:China.

That's why north korea has nukes? South Korea:US is not analogous to North Korea:China. Neither is Pakistan:China analogous to South Korea:US. If you analogy held, south korea would be a nuclear power.

Stop commenting on things you know nothing about. Honestly, do you think you are an expert in every geopolitical topic?

JumpCrisscross 12 hours ago | parent [-]

EDIT: Reply deleted. Troll/flamebait account.