A question of expense

The bulldozers are at work at Daechuri, Pyeongtaek, to make room for a larger U.S. military facility there.

Conservative groups say they are opposed to Korea receiving wartime command of its forces from the U.S. Now one of the reasons they’re opposed is because it would mean Korea would have to spend more on defense.

"Since when are you worried about spending more on defense?" asks the man on the roof. "Why don’t you talk about how much it’s costing to move the U.S. base down here?"

(Hankyoreh Geurimpan, 14 September 2006)