Here are some stats on the two countries.

**South Korea**

Pop: 48.3 million

Life expectancy: 75 years

GNP: $865 Billion (2001)

per capita: $18,000 (2001)

Electricity production: 273.204 billion kWh (2000)
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**North Korea**

Pop: 22,224,195

Life expectancy: 71.3 years

GNP: $21.8 billion (2001)

per capita: $1,000 (2001)

Electricity production: 33.4 billion kWh (2000)

So what's wrong with S. Korea? Looking at the figures, the South should be able to bury the North. Why in God's name do we need to have troops there protecting them? Protecting them from what!