> America is doing South Korea a favor.

No. America is doing itself a favor. Not south korea.

> It could ratchet sanctions (see: Iran) and ravage SK’s position and economic power on the global stage without its sign-off.

So you are saying that korea is not a sovereign state like iran but a vassal to the US. Maybe the US could protect korea (see: Israel) and send billions of taxpayer dollars to korea.

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JumpCrisscross 15 hours ago | parent [-]

> No. America is doing itself a favor. Not south korea.

You realise a deal can be both?

> you are saying that korea is not a sovereign state like iran but a vassal

False dichotomy. Korea is not as sovereign as the US, Russia or China because it's not a global nuclear power. Whether Seoul or Tehran are functionally more sovereign is an interesting question that isn't easily answered.

> Maybe the US could protect korea (see: Israel) and send billions of taxpayer dollars to korea

...do you think we don't?

	▲	hearsathought 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> You realise a deal can be both? Realize. If you are going to pretend you are american, learn to spell like one. > False dichotomy. It's not a false dichotomy. Please take a few courses in philosophy and logic before throwing fancy terms around. > Korea is not as sovereign as the US, Russia or China because it's not a global nuclear power. "As sovereign". Sovereignty isn't a matter of degrees. It's more like being pregnant. You are or you are not. > Whether Seoul or Tehran are functionally more sovereign is an interesting question that isn't easily answered. It's not interesting at all because tehran isn't militarily occupied by a foreign power. > ...do you think we don't? "We" do? Don't think south korea has the lobbying power or influence that israel does. If it did, it'd have the enrichment facilities and nuclear weapons that israel has.