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    Posted: 12-Jul-2014 at 07:09
In August 15, 1945 Korea was "Liberated". But it wasn't liberated by the Korean Independence Army. The Soviet Union liberated the North, and the South by America. The Provisional Government of Korea was not even acknowledged as the rightful government. Kim Il Sung and Syngman Rhee became the leaders of the North and the South. They both have controversial backgrounds. Even after all that trouble, Korea becomes divided. Was this really a liberation ? 
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No...a stalemate similar to that in Germany during WWII.  As you will recall, Germany wasn't "liberated" either, but remained divided for decades.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man

No...a stalemate similar to that in Germany during WWII.  As you will recall, Germany wasn't "liberated" either, but remained divided for decades.



The old goat is both correct and yet incorrect. For the answer lies in the context of the question and the then further ongoing development of the political national situation as it has occurred.

Initially? No. A stalemate did develop.


Subsequently? Yes. They have liberated themselves economically and from an international perspective no matter their desire for unification and their associations with allies. They are no longer arbitrarily being told what is acceptable (hence required by others) reference their own national sovereignty or security.
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Nonsense.  They are still tied to America militarily, economically and politically.  Given that a few hundred thousand American troops are stationed along the SK DMZ, the SK government doesn't get to make a move without American approval.

So long as American forces remain in South Korea, they are not "liberated" or "free", nor do they want to be, since carrying the entire cost of their alleged "freedom" is something they don't care to do.  The cost of defending thmselves entiely out-of-pocket against a mad-man dictator with nuclear weapons,  huger standing army and a burning desire to invade them would bankrupt the South Koreans overnight, and put huge numbers of SK workers into uniform on a constant basis.

Having agreed to let us bear the majority of that burden, they belong to us, like it or not.

Freedom means bearing the entire burden of self-defense yourself.  Ask the Swiss.
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