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Whatever the White House Says, Seoul Thinks Trump’s Desperate to Pull Out Troops. Kim Probably Thinks So, Too

PULLOUT?

U.S. troops in South Korea would be a mere speed bump if the North invaded, but their fight would commit Washington to engage. So Kim wants them out. And so, it seems, does Trump.

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