It's pathetic really. North Korea refuses to believe the only reason the US was there, was to keep the South from invading them. We were never controlling them, and certainly not protecting them.
Over 20 years ago, South Korea ordered the US to pull out of the DMZ. Now there are no US forces between them. In turning over military facilities to the ROK (Republic of Korea) the US also pulled an entire Brigade out of the country and stationed them at Fort Lewis, Washington.
In 2004, the US pulled another Brigade out of Korea, and stationed them at Lewis as well. Currently, there is only a Brigade left, and we might pull them out as well. Why? Because South Korea doesn't need us, and hasn't for the entire time I was active (1980-2005).
Sheesh, theres only 1 Brigade left. That's around 16,000 or so. There's less than 30,000 US forces left in the entire country. What's he waiting on? Go for it.