Political Quotes

“Amendment offered by Mr. Kasich: At the end of title X (page 277, after line 2), insert the following new section: SEC. 1038. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT ON READINESS OF MILITARY FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following: (1) Under existing treaties and security arrangements between the United States and the Republic of Korea, responsibility for the defense of the territory of the Republic of Korea is allocated so that the Republic of Korea has primary responsibility for the ground defense of its territory and the United States has primary responsibility for air and sea defense of the Korean peninsula and for reinforcement. (2) The Force Improvement Program of the Republic of Korea has not addressed critical shortfalls in its ground force capability which continue to exist even though the Republic of Korea spends approximately $12,000,000,000 annually on defense while the Democratic People's Republic of Korea spends approximately $4,000,000,000 annually on defense. The Republic of Korea has diverted substantial defense resources to procuring submarines, destroyers, advanced aircraft, and other military systems that are marginal to its primary ground defense responsibility.”