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Possibly some give in the South Korean <$NoAd$>stance on acceding to the American request for 5,000 troops?

This from the Korea Times

Just one day after President Roh Moo-hyun appeared to draw the line at 3000 _ some say in a bid to quell further bureaucratic infighting at Chong Wa Dae _ Foreign Affairs-Trade Minister Yoon Young-kwan commented on Friday that the President’s guideline is not necessarily the last word on the matter.

“President Roh laid down an important guideline, but it was not a final decision,” Yoon said in a briefing, indicating Seoul may consider sending more than 3,000 troops to meet the U.S. request.

Don Rumsfeld arrives in Seoul tomorrow.

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