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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on February 23, 2019, 12:00:14 pm
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US troop withdrawals aren’t on the table for Trump’s North Korea peace talks — for now
By: Leo Shane III  
WASHINGTON — Senior administration officials say U.S. troop withdrawals from the Korean Peninsula won’t be on the planned agenda for next week’s peace talks.
Whether President Donald Trump decides to add them in remains to be seen.
Trump is scheduled to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un next week for a second face-to-face summit aimed at bringing the rogue regime in line with international standards, including ending their nuclear weapons program.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/02/21/us-troop-deployments-in-the-pacific-arent-on-the-agenda-for-trumps-north-korea-peace-talks/ (https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/02/21/us-troop-deployments-in-the-pacific-arent-on-the-agenda-for-trumps-north-korea-peace-talks/)