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WASHINGTON \u2015 The recently retired four-star head of U.S. Pacific Command<\/a> said he backs President Donald Trump\u2019s decision to suspend major exercises<\/a> with South Korea during denuclearization talks with the North Korean government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A mustachioed Harry Harris told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing for ambassador to South Korea<\/a> that the suspension of those exercises would, in the short term, not have a deleterious effect on readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harris said his previous strong support for continuation of exercises was voiced during a time of heightened danger and that Trump\u2019s meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had created a different landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn my previous capacity I spoke strongly<\/a> about the need to continue exercises, most notably in 2017, but we were in a different place in 2017,\u201d Harris said. \u201cNorth Korea was exploding nuclear weapons, they were launching ballistic missiles willy-nilly, and if war wasn\u2019t imminent, it was certainly possible and maybe even likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think today, following the president\u2019s summit in Singapore with Kim Jong Un, we are in a dramatically different place. The whole landscape has shifted, and I believe that we should give major exercises a pause to see if Kim Jong Un is serious about his part of the negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. and South Korean Marines pose together during a joint exercise in 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Peace with the North is a possibility, but the administration needs to stay realistic moving forward, Harris said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor the first time in my career we are in a place where peace is a possibility,\u201d he told lawmakers. \u201cI think we should be encouraged by that. I\u2019ve said before that we can be hopeful, we can even be optimistic so long as we are realistic, and I\u2019m convinced that the administration has that realism at heart as we move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harris retired as head of PACOM on May 30. He was originally slated to become Trump\u2019s ambassador to Australia, but was shifted to South Korea after the previous nominee withdrew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As PACOM commander, Harris regularly cited North Korea as the No. 1 threat to security in his theater. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is expected to cruise through his confirmation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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