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The US must not cancel military exercises in South Korea

By Tom Rogan
Published August 16, 2017 5:42pm ET
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The US must not cancel military exercises in South Korea
A U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, is seen at a golf course in Seongju, South Korea. On Monday, a major U.S.-South Korean military exercise will get underway in South Korea. (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP) | Kim Jun-beom

On Monday, a major U.S.-South Korean military exercise will get underway in South Korea.

One of two annual exercises, Monday’s events will involve tens of thousands of U.S. personnel and hundreds of thousands of South Koreans. Its purpose is simple but solemn: preparing to defeat any North Korean invasion of South Korea.

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