Biden Caught Flat-Footed by South Korea ChaosFrances Martel 4 Dec 2024
The administration of outgoing President Joe Biden, which lacked any coherent policy towards the Korean peninsula for the four years it was in power, had little meaningful input and appeared to be caught by surprise at the shock declaration of martial law in Seoul on Tuesday.
President Yoon Suk-yeol announced late on Tuesday that he would impose martial law, allegedly to combat obstructionism by the majority Democratic Party in the National Assembly. Yoon claimed turning to military rule was necessary to fight the federal legislature, which he described as a “den of criminals,” and protect the country from unspecified “North Korean communist forces.”
Yoon’s martial law collapsed within hours as lawmakers rushed to the National Assembly, pushing through throngs of heavily armed soldiers, to vote unanimously against the measure. Democratic Party lawmakers, including party leader and Yoon’s presidential rival Lee Jae-myung, filmed themselves climbing over fences and scaling walls to reach the legislative chamber.
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