Yoo Seung-min: "Moon lacks qualifications as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces... Even as North Korea tramples on the people, all he thinks about is the 'End of War Declaration'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Yoo Seung-min, a former lawmaker and opposition presidential candidate, criticized President Moon Jae-in's response to the Yeonpyeong Island shelling incident, stating that "President Moon Jae-in does not have the qualifications to be the commander-in-chief of the armed forces."

On the 24th, Yoo posted on Facebook, saying, "A president who fails to fulfill the constitutional duty of protecting the nation and safeguarding the lives of the people does not have the qualifications to be the commander-in-chief of the armed forces."

This is the first time Yoo has posted on Facebook in about two months since the end of July.

Yoo said, "The fact that our military only watched while our citizens were shot and their bodies mutilated raises doubts about the very reason for the military's existence," adding, "A military that cannot protect the lives of its people has no reason to exist. All commanders involved must be severely punished as an example."

He pointed out, "The reason our military ended up like this is because the president, as the commander-in-chief, lost the qualifications to command the military," and criticized, "Right after North Korea violated the lives of our citizens in the West Sea, the president spoke about a declaration of the end of the war in his UN speech, and even immediately after receiving a face-to-face report, he talked about peace at a military promotion ceremony."

Yoo said, "Even though North Korea trampled on the lives of our citizens, President Moon only has words like 'declaration of the end of the war' and 'peace' in his mind," and added, "The president's expression of regret and the statement that 'this is unacceptable' came 43 hours after the Blue House obtained intelligence about this incident, which was just a delayed lip service to appease public opinion."

He said, "Now is not the time for President Moon to leisurely talk about declarations of the end of the war or peace," and urged, "He must make a decisive decision to punish North Korea for this tragedy."

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