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Trump Cuts South Korea Military Drills | Annapolis News
Trump’s surprise move to slash joint U.S.-South Korea military drills signals a shift in strategy, framing them as costly and provocative — especially amid his view of North Korea’s recent “respectful” behavior. With 18,000 troops set to train for 11 days, the exercises aimed to bolster readiness against Pyongyang, but Trump now sees them as destabilizing. North Korea responded with familiar threats, calling the drills a “rehearsal for war.” Complicating matters further, Trump also pushed South Korea to help denuclearize Iran — a proposal they rejected. The order to scale back is already too…
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