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Just when America needed it, an erstwhile Cold-War ally splashed color onto a graying Iraq war image. In mid-February the South Korean assembly approved dispatching 3,000 troops to Iraq, the largest military contingent behind the United States and Britain. The 3-1 approval margin boosted the Bush administration. But it may be too soon to celebrate.

The national assembly's decision came after months of bickering between two foreign-policy factions. One favors an "independent" foreign policy, where South Korea's alliance with America is no longer paramount; the other wants to preserve the traditional 50-year relationship. Distrust of American policy is bubbling up from the electorate. And without South Korea's unwavering support, the Bush administration can only talk tough to North Korea about dismantling its nuclear-weapons program.

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February 28, 2004, Vol. 19, No. 8

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