I mean of course the Americans were involved if this was a plot by the Korean intelligence/military apparatus, everyone knows the KCIA is just a paper thin sock puppet draped over the CIA’s hand.
This. The South Korean military is literally subordinate to the US’ (on paper, “only in times of war”). Maybe they could break free, but until then the idea the US wasn’t involved in the motions of declaring and enforcing martial law, etc. is pretty laughable.
It’s not because they (possibly )knew that they necessarily wanted it to happen though ?
Just that if they ever knew about something so secret, then they probably didn’t say “no”, and more something like “it’s your responsibility” instead ?
I can’t see something like that being carried out without a green light from the US. So, at the very least they were willing to look away. Yoon is precisely the kind of dictator the US would want to install, he’s rabidly anti China and pro Japan. Biden admin isn’t exactly known for their competence or subtlety. It does seem like they misjudged public backlash here.
I bet that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is now experiencing an increase in immigrants or refugees because of the havoc in the Rep. of Korea.
I mean of course the Americans were involved if this was a plot by the Korean intelligence/military apparatus, everyone knows the KCIA is just a paper thin sock puppet draped over the CIA’s hand.
This. The South Korean military is literally subordinate to the US’ (on paper, “only in times of war”). Maybe they could break free, but until then the idea the US wasn’t involved in the motions of declaring and enforcing martial law, etc. is pretty laughable.
Lmao how does that work when you put your military bases in someone else’s country? That makes the place perpetually in a time of war.
Exactly, and thus the real question is why the US would want to turn Korea back into a military dictatorship.
It’s not because they (possibly )knew that they necessarily wanted it to happen though ?
Just that if they ever knew about something so secret, then they probably didn’t say “no”, and more something like “it’s your responsibility” instead ?
I can’t see something like that being carried out without a green light from the US. So, at the very least they were willing to look away. Yoon is precisely the kind of dictator the US would want to install, he’s rabidly anti China and pro Japan. Biden admin isn’t exactly known for their competence or subtlety. It does seem like they misjudged public backlash here.
Could be the USonians trying to goad China &/ North Korea into full blown war
It’s hard to imagine that either would take the bait. The most likely outcome would be that occupied Korea implodes internally.
I bet that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is now experiencing an increase in immigrants or refugees because of the havoc in the Rep. of Korea.
As far as I know it’s notoriously difficult to cross north. I guess people could go to China and then go north from there though.