The support of South Korea is absolutely crucial to the United States in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to veteran intelligence officer and author, Grant Newsham.
He said that if China invades Taiwan, it is vital that South Korea would allow the United States to deploy its forces on the Korean peninsula as part of contingency operations.
Newsham said that in a Taiwan-invasion scenario, he expects that North Korea would either attack South Korea or, alternatively, cause enough trouble that the South Koreans will be forced to deal with it.
“America doesn’t need any more distractions, doesn’t need to be worried about what’s going on on the Korean peninsula,” Newsham told NTD Good Morning on April 25….