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this is part of the reason that joseph stalin gave kim il-sung permission to invade south korea. that was not the only factor, but that was an important factor and one the south koreans have not forgotten. if you go to the war memorial -- you will see it laid out that it was the lack of american security guarantees that will encourage the north to invade. when our president does things like paula south koreans free riders, threatens to tear up the korea free trade agreement, these things are very upsetting to south koreans when he refers to the sea between korea and japan as the sea of japan instead of the east sea, it makes south korean blood boil. that as a possibility preemptive or preventative strike against north korea without firm south koreans support could lead to a backlash against the american president -- against the american presence in south korea that could have unforeseen consequences. this is the historians lesson for the age, to understand we do not have a rock solid ally in south korea >>. we do at the moment -- that do at the moment but could change drastically

this is part of the reason that joseph stalin gave kim il-sung permission to invade south korea. that was not the only factor, but that was an important factor and one the south koreans have not forgotten. if you go to the war memorial museum in seoul you will see it laid out that it was the lack of american security guarantees that encouraged the north to invade. when our president does things like call south koreans free riders, threatens to tear up the korea free trade agreement, these things are very upsetting to south koreans. when he refers to the sea between korea and japan as the sea of japan instead of the east sea, it makes south korean blood boil. i think there is a possibility that a preemptive or preventative strike against north korea without firm south korean support could lead to a backlash against the american presence in south korea that could have unforeseen consequences as far as our position in east asia. >> this is the historians lesson for the age, to understand we do not have a rock solid ally in south korea. >> we do at the moment but that could change dr