'Restrainers' propose slashing US troop numbers in South Korea, Okinawa

Recommendations include centering Pacific presence further away from China

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The U.S. stations some 28,500 soldiers in South Korea but a new report by two analysts who advocate a more restrained presence is proposing deep cuts.  © AP

KEN MORIYASU

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military should shrink its global footprint, including by slashing the scale of American forces in South Korea by more than 60%, a report by two prominent analysts from the so-called restrainer camp proposed on Wednesday.

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