![]() The United States has made a deal with North Korea in the past to de-nuclearize the peninsula. The exercises have (with 2001 being the only exception) been going on since 1997, much to the chagrin of the North Korean government, who see the exercise as threatening, and as a provocation against the North.ĭoes this mean that the United States and South Korea are war-mongering by refusing a deal to remove nuclear weapons? Almost certainly not. military resolve to deter war on the Korean peninsula and to improve the combined and joint operational posture of those forces. ![]() The military activities that are being referred to in both of these instances are known as Foal Eagle, an annual training exercise between South Korean and United States Armed Forces to demonstrate South Korean-U.S. This is an article from The Guardian, dated 24 April 2016, detailing the Obama administration response to the North Korean government regarding the same deal - suspension of the DPRK nuclear program in exchange for a suspension of military activities. This is an article from The Telegraph, dated 9 March 2017, detailing fallout following the Trump administration rejection of an offer to de-nuclearize North Korea in exchange for United States and South Korea suspending military activities in the region. Did both administrations receive and reject such an offer?ĭid both the Trump and Obama administrations receive and reject an offer of de-nuclearization? It's not explicit, but I believe from the quote Chomsky is implying that the same offer was made to the Trump and Obama administrations, and that both offers were rejected. ![]() The quote happens at 26:45 in the linked video. It says in return the US should put an end to threatening military maneuvers on North Korea's borders which happen to include under Trump sending of nuclear-capable B-52s flying right near the border. The same offer was presented - I think it was 2015 - the Obama administration instantly rejected it and the reason is that it calls for a quid pro quo. And you can't blame that on Trump Obama did the same thing a couple of years ago. They've made a proposal China and North Korea proposed to freeze the North Korean missile and nuclear weapon systems and the US instantly rejected it. So one proposal is to accept their offer to do that. Remember, the goal is to get North Korea to freeze its weapons and missile systems. I mean, you see a mention of it now and then. In a recent interview, Noam Chomksy claims that the United States rejected an offer from North Korea and China that would have frozen the North Korean nuclear missile program in exchange for the United States stopping military maneuvers in the area:Īctually, there's one proposal that's ignored.
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