U.S. May Withdraw Thousands of Troops from South Korea: WSJ

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The Wall Street Journal says the U.S. may withdraw troops from South Korea, a move likely to strain a decades-old mutual defense alliance. The Journal says the Pentagon is considering moving 4,500 of the 28,500 troops stationed in South Korea to other locations, including Guam.

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00:00The U.S. could be looking to withdraw thousands of troops from South Korea, according to the

00:04Wall Street Journal.

00:06The report says the U.S. might pull about 4,500 troops out of South Korea, with plans to relocate

00:12them to Guam and other parts of the Indo-Pacific.

00:16The U.S. has more than 28,000 troops stationed in South Korea.

00:20Their main role is to help deter any military threats from North Korea.

00:24Seoul says it has not had any talks with Washington about reducing troop numbers.

00:28The Pentagon has so far declined to comment.

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