South Korea’s Lee Reaffirms Push for Military Independence After Trump Announces Scaled-Back Drills

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has reaffirmed his push for South Korea to regain independent control of its military from the US after President Trump announced the scaling back of joint US-South Korean military drills taking place this week. The US has had wartime operational control of South Korea’s military since the Korean War, […]

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Author: Dave DeCamp