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I am an American living in Los Angeles, have no military ties. I do have many friends in South Korea who are quite frustrated with how little media attention in South Korea has focused on the anti North/Pro U.S. demonstrations. Why should the foreign media be covering these events more than the local press? For example, World Net Daily, a major Internet news site, just ran an article on the Pro U.S. demonstration held in Seoul on January 11th. I searched and my friends searched, not one mention of it in ROK! In case people are interested in seeing how the rally was covered outside of South Korea, here is the link to it:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30459
I want South Koreans to look at everything that has happened and take a broader look at the events. The U.S. has no desire to occupy ROK, we feel sorrow any time our soldiers hurt any Korean people, accidentally (like the June incident) or criminally, but please accept that in any large group of people of any nationality, there will always be a few problems. Still, the greater good of having U.S. troops in ROK has allowed the country and people to grow and prosper, almost unlike any other country of the last 50 years. To those who want the U.S. troops out, who want unification with DPRK no matter what, I ask whether your life will have more freedom or less, whether it will be easier to make money and feed your family, whether ROK democracy may be in direct conflict with DPRK's government structure.
This is the time for those South Koreans who do respect and like the United States to show their feelings to counter some perception in the U.S. that most South Koreans do not appreciate the U.S. One day, it may be too late to repair the damage. Also, the South Korean press needs to do a better job of reporting the Pro U.S./anti North feelings.
Sincerely,
Eric Gazin, Los Angeles, CA
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