Critics Claim that President Lee’s Attempt to Relocate Gwangju Airbase is Sacrificing Defense Needs for Politics
It does seem to make sense you want the alternative airfield built before closing Gwangju Airbase, but with the current timeline for closure being 2028 I don’t see how a new base could be built in time:
“Airpower is what North Korea fears most and Gwangju is a base the U.S. military actively uses. It is concerning that the plan is moving ahead on schedule without a clear alternative prepared,” Yang said.
He questioned the timing, suggesting the decision appeared aimed at shoring up political support in the region rather than addressing a defense need. “With Korea-U.S. alliance issues piling up, designating Gwangju specifically suggests the goal is political — holding onto support in that region,” Yang said, adding that pursuing the plan for political reasons is not inherently wrong, but that it becomes a problem when it interferes with matters of security importance.
Park Won-gon, a professor of North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University, noted the base holds significance beyond the immediate peninsula context.
“Sites like the Gwangju base feature hardened aircraft shelters designed to protect fighter jets from preemptive strikes, preserving combat power for counterattacks in a potential U.S.–China conflict. The same logic applies to deterring North Korea, where overwhelming airpower is essential … Joint bilateral consultations are essential to determine the strategic risks,” Park said.
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Of course Lee wants to appease Beijing and Pyongyang…
This coming from @setnaffa who receives money from Beijing in return for running a laptop farm.
“Of course Lee wants to appease Beijing and Pyongyang…
This coming from @setnaffa who receives money from Beijing in return for running a laptop farm.”
Hahaha! In university, we studied various forms of mental illness.
I never thought I would see a textbook case in real life where someone comes up with some entirely insane concept with absolutely zero evidence and then starts building a complex worldview around it.
There is zero evidence that Setnaffa or anyone else here is running a laptop far or has any financial arrangement with the Chinese. All of the circumstantial evidence even points strongly in the opposite direction.
Yet… here we are.
Contrast this with quite a bit of circumstantial evidence that Korea Things openly promote concepts that are harmful for Korea and benefit the Chinese.
Chinabot is an accurate accusation based on behavior and attitude.
Laptop farmer for Setnaffa is not.
Gay for Korea Thing may or may not be true based on word choice. He could just be effeminate.
His fat mom is a statistical probability.
ChickenHead just described himself.
“ChickenHead just described himself.”
I know you are but what am I?
Wait.. then what does that make you??
Someone who is way smarter than the poorly educated, rabid, ignorant and fake news believing right wingers we see here, including the supposed Kyopo Joshua Lee.
“Someone who is way smarter than…”
Korea Person, what percentage of the world’s knowledge do you think you know?
I would like to verify that I have neither planted nor harvested any laptops and fastidiously avoid dipping my work into used food byproducts such as the theories propounded by the ever dull but annoying bots cosplaying as KTs.
Wait! I have to confess I stopped by a Chinese buffet in Texas last month. Money changed hands (and I got the Senior Discount). The place had an “A” on their last City Health Inspection…