06/17/2013
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"In addition to 28,500 United States military personnel and thousands of their dependents, there are approximately 100,000 to 500,000 American citizens living in South Korea."
"In my view, the least bad option is to contain, deter, pressure, and vigorously try to open a genuine diplomatic process."
"According to another 2010 RAND report, estimates for long-term reconstruction of the Korean Peninsula would top $1 trillion."
"There would be economic costs as well."