Is South Korea a puppet state of the US?

Also, the people in “Korea is a US puppet state” camp often fail to acknowledge US's practical national security interests in having a large military presence in Korea — i.e., the US military is in Korea for US security reasons as well as for defending Korea with Koreans. read more

Also, the people in “Korea is a US puppet state” camp often fail to acknowledge US’s practical national security interests in having a large military presence in Korea — i.e., the US military is in Korea for US security reasons as well as for defending Korea with Koreans. read more

During the 1950–1953 Korean War, South Korea and the United States alleged that North Korea was a Soviet puppet state. At the same time, South Korea was accused of being an American puppet state by North Korea and its allies. read more