‘Restrainers’ propose slashing US troop numbers in South Korea, Okinawa

Indo-Pacific

Recommendations include centering Pacific presence further away from China

The U.S. stations some 28,500 soldiers in South Korea but a new report by two analysts who advocate a more restrained presence is proposing deep cuts.  © AP

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military should shrink its global footprint, including by slashing the scale of American forces in South Korea by more than 60%, a report by two prominent analysts from the so-called restrainer camp proposed on Wednesday.