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Troop Dispatch to Iraq Denounced

KCNA

    Pyongyang, October 7 (KCNA) -- From a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the south Korea-U.S. "mutual defence pact" a few days ago, words came that with troop dispatch to Iraq south Korea would "contribute to global peace and security" and "pay off the benefits it received from the U.S. over the past 50 years. In this regard Rodong Sinmun in a signed commentary today says: This shows that the south Korean authorities, yielding to the U.S. pressure, are totally tilting toward additional troop dispatch to Iraq. To send young people of south Korea as bullet-shields for U.S. troops at a time when the world opposes troop dispatch to Iraq, is an anti-national, pro-U.S. flunkeyist act harming the dignity of the nation, infringing upon its interests and disgracing it.
    The commentary goes on:
    Attacks on occupation troops are reported almost every day from Iraq, adding to casualties. U.S. soldiers are trembling with fear and uneasiness.
    With Iraq having turned into a land of horror and death for the aggressors, the U.S. itself is reluctant to send more combat forces there. South Korea's additional troop dispatch to Iraq means that south Korea is sending its young people to the land of death as substitutes for the U.S. troops. Is there anything more shameful than this?
    The south Korean authorities should ponder over the serious consequences of the additional troop dispatch to Iraq and unconditionally stop the anti-national act of sacrificing young people, bowing to the U.S. pressure.