U.S.- S.Korea to reduce scope of 'Foal Eagle' military exercise

[soryang]

1. The timing of this announcement is very poor

Sometimes a half baked compromise is worse than no decision at all. It seems as if the timing consideration may have been getting the decision out of the way before the long holiday weekend.

It's almost as if the intent is to derail the sensitive negotiations taking place now. Andrew Kim is supposed to be communicating with Kim Yong Chol in North Korea now according to recent reports to set up a meeting in NYC before December 1. If the overture has failed, I can understand the announcement. If it hasn't this is a misstep, which should be walked back, just like Mattis' last poorly timed statement on joint exercises in South Korea last August.