{"id":29406,"date":"2019-02-21T16:38:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T16:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/21\/us-troop-deployments-in-the-pacific-arent-on-the-agenda-for-trumps-north-korea-peace-talks\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:17:33","slug":"us-troop-deployments-in-the-pacific-arent-on-the-agenda-for-trumps-north-korea-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/leadership\/2019\/02\/21\/us-troop-deployments-in-the-pacific-arent-on-the-agenda-for-trumps-north-korea-peace-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"US troop withdrawals aren\u2019t on the table for Trump\u2019s North Korea peace talks \u2014 for now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Senior administration officials say U.S. troop withdrawals from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2018\/12\/26\/is-radar-feud-sign-of-future-military-confrontation-between-south-korea-and-japan\/\" target=_blank>the Korean Peninsula<\/a> won\u2019t be on the planned agenda for next week\u2019s peace talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/10\/15\/support-for-trump-is-fading-among-active-duty-troops-new-poll-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\">President Donald Trump<\/a> decides to add them in remains to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump is scheduled to meet with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/11\/04\/north-korea-threatens-to-resume-nuke-development-over-sanctions\/\" target=_blank>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un<\/a> next week for a second face-to-face summit aimed at bringing the rogue regime in line with international standards, including ending their nuclear weapons program.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/02\/05\/us-korea-reach-cost-sharing-agreement-on-troop-presence\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18280381435536.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US, South Korea reach cost sharing agreement on troop presence<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The previous agreement had expired in December; Trump had pushed for additional cost sharing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting, scheduled in Vietnam on Feb. 27-28, builds off the meeting between the two men last June and will follow the same format, according to White House officials. That means limited public visibility into the specifics of the talks, beyond what the leaders say after the fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in remarks at Stanford University late last month, U.S. Special Envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun said that the topic of withdrawing American forces from South Korea in exchange for denuclearization would not be on the table at the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo we are not involved in any diplomatic discussion, full stop, that would suggest this tradeoff,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has never been discussed \u2026 Sustaining the future of that (U.S.-South Korea) alliance is something that both sides have to fully commit themselves to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senior administration officials reiterated that message in the lead up to this peace summit, saying that the U.S. military presence in South Korea and the wider Pacific region will not be a bargaining chip in the talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Trump in the past has broached the topic himself. Last year, he ordered a pause to some joint military exercises between the two countries to allow North Korea more political space to enact reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has also argued that the U.S. troop presence there is costly and potentially a drain on other military priorities. But he said in a CBS interview earlier this month that he had \u201cno plans\u201d to move the forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/03\/trump-trying-to-make-sure-north-koreas-leader-gets-what-he-wants-south-korean-leader-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18337126726097.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Trump trying to make sure North Korea\u2019s Kim Jong Un gets \u2018what he wants,\u2019 South Korean leader says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The U.S. president says he has a &quot;very friendly view&quot; of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, South Korean leaders reached a new cost-sharing agreement with U.S. officials for the 28,500 American troops stationed there. South Korean authorities will provide about $1 billion a year to cover expenses related to that military footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, Trump said he was optimistic that the next round of talks between the country could produce significant benefits for the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be surprised to see something work out,\u201d he said. \u201cAs an economic power, because of its location \u2026 if you look on a map and you see Russia, China, and right in the middle of everything is South Korea, and North Korea right smack in the middle. 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