Root Out the Cause of War

Root Out the Cause of War The US formed the south Korea-US "Combined Forces Command" on November 7, 1978 in a bid to perpetuate its military presence and domination over south Korea, and to realize its wild ambition to invade north Korea. . It is none other than the south Korea-US "Combined Forces Command" that established the successive fascist dictatorial regimes and backed them with arms, it incited the south Korean rulers to treachery, and suppression of people. It lays hurdles on the way of independent and peaceful reunification of Korea and is going to inflict nuclear disaster upon the Korean nation. The south Korea-US "Combined Forces Command" is a field war mechanism of the US. Large-scale war exercises against north Korea such as Key Resolve, Foal Eagle, Ulchi Freedom Guardian and Hoguk are designed by it. Now the US policy of military presence in south Korea and war maneuvers against north Korea are encouraged by the south Korean authorities, a group of pro-US sycophancy. The south Korean authorities, despite the strong opposition of the Korean nation, are imploring for permanent US military presence in south Korea while clamoring about “strong alliance” and military cooperation with the US. They are negative towards inter-Korean declarations and destroy the north-south ties to push volatile situation to the brink of a war. The 47th US-south Korea Security Consultative Meeting was held in Seoul on Nov. 2 the guideline for 4D operational conception that is aimed at destroying north Korean missiles including the nukes and biochemical warheads was made public. It decided to expand the transfer of wartime operation to the south Korean army without time limit. The war games against north Korea conducted by the US and south Korean trigger-happy forces assume bellicosity by its new war scenario and drive the situation on the Korean Peninsula to exacerbation. The south Korean people including the Solidarity for Peace and Reunification strongly asserted the suspension of potential 4D operation plan, immediate redemption of wartime operation, the abolition of a memorandum of understanding for an agreement on sharing military information among the US, Japan and south Korea and the opposition of THAAD deployment. Now the Korean nation and world peace-loving people sincerely wish the improvement of north-south relationship, peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula. Washington should give up its outdated policy of military presence in south Korea and heinous ambition of invading north Korea, and dismantle the south Korea-US “Combined Forces Command”, if it truly wants peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula.