'All of America's formal and informal allies need to have contingency plans in place should they be abandoned by Trump,' writes Jonathan Cristol for CNNOpinion
Jonathan Cristol is a research fellow in the Levermore Global Scholars Program at Adelphi University and senior fellow at the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College. Follow him on Twitter @jonathancristol. The views expressed are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN.
According to a congressional aide and an administration official, the Trump administration has requested an approximate 400% increase in the amount South Korea contributes to the maintenance of United States forces in Korea -- the"Special Measures Agreement," CNN reported on Thursday.
Jonathan Cristol The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that the United States has already walked away from the talks, saying that South Korea was"not responsive to our request for fair and equitable burden sharing." It is not surprising that Seoul would not acquiesce to the American proposal. The reported cost increase itself is a non-starter that sends an extraordinarily damaging signal to American allies around the world -- and it is a gift to America's adversaries.
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