[PornoDoggy]

First of all, I don't think the current Admininstration would give a fine flying fuck about "global riots" over us putting more troops in South Korea.

There is the pesky little fact that South Korea is a soverign nation and probably hasn't asked for the troops, nor would they be very happy about us forcefuly expressing our desire to have them ask for it. They would likely point out - quite correctly - that North Korea would regard it as a deliberate provocation and act accordingly. Since they have neither Muslims nor oil, and are a democratic nation, I don't see how there is much we can do about that.

As far as "The smart general lets the fight come to him, defensive/counter-offensive operations have proven throughout history to be at an advantage." - true statement in the abstract, without the least bit of relevance to the Korean situation. Not a very good place to pick a war. Particularly bad situation to pick a war to prevent nuclear proliferation in view of what the military contingency plans for a war in that theater have consisted of since at least the early 1960s, if not before.

I would HOPE that those of you who can read will realize I haven't said we should never use military force in Korea. I think that those fine folks caught up in the enthusiasm of the military victory in Iraq and the appearance of victory in Afghanistan would do well to consult a map, Jane's Fighting Forces, and a strong dose of reality before they assume that a military option similar to Iraq exists in Korea.