U.S. and South Korea

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This paper takes look at the history of the two countries' relationship and discusses why the United States and South Korea should remain strong and important allies to each other. It examines the tense relationship that the U.S. has with North Korea and looks at the history of such a relationship and how this has helped form the alliance between the U.S. and South Korea.

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"The United States and South Korea have been allies since the closing days of World War II. Over the course of 50 plus years the U. S. has had its soldiers killed in action to support South Korea against the invasion from the North, has helped bolster its economy, has been an important trade partner and has had a permanent military presence in the country to discourage hostilities between North Korea and the South Korea. As of late, the ties between the two countries have become frayed. South Korea's current president, Roh Moo-hyun, has inadvertently contributed to the frayed relationship with Washington by insisting that the U.S.'s approach to the North Korean threat of a nuclear arms race is wrong. Many South Koreans resent the U.S. troop presence and Washington now seeks to relocate ground forces away from the border with North Korea."

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