Brooks, Former Combined Commander of the Republic of Korea and the US, “Song Yeong-gil’s comments on the ‘UNSA genealogy’ are appalling”

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“The self-denial of the founding organization of the UN is terrible.”
“I don’t understand the context of controlling the United Nations Command.”

Former Commander of the Republic of Korea, Vincent BrooksPhoto> Lee, the chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Foreign Affairs and Transportation, Song Young-gil, and the Democratic Party legislator Song Young-gil, made “a terrible comment” when they said that “the United Nations Command United is an organization without genealogy. ”

According to the Voice of the United States (VOA) on the 29th (local time), former commander Brooks said: “How do you see the statements that President Song said that the UN military command should not interfere with inter-Korean relations? , claiming it is an organization without genealogy? ” “I think denying the organization we created is a terrible comment.”

Former Commander Brooks said: “That assessment is very bad and I cannot agree at all” and “I do not understand what he intended to bring the UN Command under control.” “The genealogy of the United Nations Command goes back much further than he says,” he said. “The legitimacy of Korea has also been established with the recognition of the United Nations.”

In an interview on Yeontong TV conducted by Yonhap News Institute for Unification News on the 20th, President Song said: “The UN Forces Command in Korea has no genealogy” and said, “It is not that the United Nations provided the budget, it was just a cover for US forces in Korea. ” This answer came in the process of answering the question of whether there is a possibility for the United States to intervene through the UNC, even if the United States transfers operational control in wartime.

President Song said: “Currently, the UN Command is completely different from the ‘UN Peacekeepers’, which is a non-permanent military organization within the UN. It is not affiliated with the UN,” Song said. “There are also divided opinions on whether to consider it as a subsidiary body.” Said.

President Song said on Facebook the next day: “The UN Forces Command in Korea has no genealogy,” he said, “I spoke about the unclear status of the United Nations Command, but what is the problem with the metaphorical expression for ‘no genealogy’? ”

President Song said, “Unlike the USFK or the United States-ROK Combined Command, there have been many changes in status and functions since its establishment in 1950, and the reasons are not clear. It is not a It is an affiliate of the United Nations. Nor is it a subsidiary organization. Opinions are divided. ”

President Song said, “As the United Nations admits, the UNC is clearly an organization under the control of the United States. The USFK is also in charge of the top UNC officials and personnel,” he said. “If this is the case, it is necessary to judge the current role of the UNC. I said. Also, he said,” if the United States Forces in Korea are stationed and the Combined Command of the Republic of Korea and the United States continues to exist even When entering the peace phase after the conclusion of the declaration of war, the Korean people must agree on whether the UNC will survive. “

◇ Chairman Song Young-gil of the Foreign Affairs Committee who became ‘diplomatic risk’

Recently it was pointed out to Chairman Song that “the chairman of the Foreign Trade Commission is taking himself as a ‘diplomatic risk’.” In a media interview on 19, President Song was controversial when he said, “In close friendships, men hit their stomach once and buttocks once,” regarding allegations of sexual harassment by a South Korean diplomat in New Zealand. As criticism such as “I defended the perpetrator” mounted, President Song said on Facebook that day, “I apologize for causing unnecessary controversy.”

On the 16th of last month, on the 16th of last month, the North Korean bombing of the inter-Korean liaison office at the Kaesong Industrial Complex was controversial when it said: “Where was it that it was not blown up with weapons?” On the 1st of last month, at a conference on the ROK-US alliance held in the National Assembly, he said: “Isn’t the US military overcapacity of the ROK-US alliance “? This was controversial as it was interpreted to mean that more US troops than necessary were stationed in Korea and therefore a reduction of US troops in Korea was necessary.