Trump's comments on South Korea-US joint drills raise concerns: Korea Herald

The computer-based"Combined Command Post Training" does not involve massive numbers of troops and weapons, but the latest developments surrounding it raise some fundamental questions about the security alliance between Seoul and Washington.

In the weeks running up to the ongoing drill, the North fired a series of projectiles, including new types of guided rockets and short-range ballistic missiles. Pyongyang made it clear that the acts were a"warning" to the Seoul government. What startled us in the South, living under an immediate security threat from the North, is that Trump virtually echoed Kim's words in opposing the South Korea-US joint drills.

It is still disappointing, however, to hear that the leader of a country responsible for protecting freedom and democracy in the world continues to put money ahead of anything else. A North Korean statement was quick to take advantage of Trump's position, saying that"even the US president made a remark which in effect recognises the self-defensive rights of a sovereign state."

Needless to say, the South Korea-US military drills, and more broadly the two countries' security alliance forged after the Korean War, are necessary not only for defending South Korea from a North Korean invasion, but also for maintaining peace and stability in this part of the world.

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