Recently, there was a lot of debates going on about the United States military stationing in Korea. Some questioned that why should America pay for their defence, and showed discomfort. They thought Korea should pay all of the cost for the United States military, but Korea should not be obligated to charge all of them because of Korea’s Environmental problems caused by the United States’ military, America’s benefits on money saving, and for war deterrent purpose.
In July 23, 2015, Donald Trump sniped Korea with the issue of heavy reliance on American military. He argued that Korea is paying less than half of the US military cost, and have to pay full cost if Korea wants military aids from the America. He mentioned that it is not worth to put troops in Korea with the American taxes. In fact, Donald Trump is wrong. Korea’s payment on the American troops was about 870 million dollars.
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Currently, America spends nearly 54% of their federal budget, a total of 598.5 billion dollars (@natpriorities). If the United States military leaves Korea, America will need to put more money in the military budget. This is burdensome for the ordinary American person because they need to pay more taxes when stationary forces of America return. Otherwise, they have to layoff military forces which will create thousands of unemployed people. However, keeping the troops in Korea will not only reduce the military budget, but it will also give America good friends. By protecting Korean territory from enemies such as North Korea, Korea will appreciate America with their help. Korea will fully support America and will be willing to help the America at any time. For example, when deciding the world pact or policy, Korea will respect the official opinion of the America and will be willing to support it. So it is not a good idea to remove American military from Korea (General: Cheaper to Keep Troops in South