Yoo Seung-min "If the purpose is to provide a seat for President Lee in the North Korea-U.S. summit, I cannot give my consent without permission."

Yoo Seung-min "If the purpose is to provide a seat for President Lee in the North Korea-U.S. talks, I cannot give my consent without permission."

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jeong-hyeon = On the 6th, the People Power Party went on the offensive in response to a Blue House official's statement regarding the issue of troop dispatch to the Strait of Hormuz, "I think it is possible to move within the range that does not cause significant damage to the preparedness of the Korean Peninsula," saying, "The Lee Jae-myung administration's plan to dispatch troops has only become 'slanderous diplomacy' at home and abroad."

Four-term lawmaker Ahn Cheol-soo said on Facebook, "Last March, I already warned that 'if we react passively to dispatching troops, this could lead to pressure in the economic and trade sectors.' However, only now, half a year later, President Lee Jae-myung is talking about 'worry' and is responding procrastinatingly."

He continued, "At the time, there were people who were vehemently opposed to my proposal to send troops. Most of them were people who did not even serve in the military and only talked about security sales," and added, "It is obvious that these people will disguise their 'opposition to dispatching troops' as their conviction and act as 'pacifists in the corner.' I hope that President Lee will first crack down on the self-harming of security by pro-government figures before sending the motion to dispatch troops to the National Assembly."

Re-elected lawmaker Lee Seong-kwon also posted on Facebook, "President Lee informed the public of our military's consideration of sending troops to Hormuz through the mouth of an anonymous Blue House official, which is a cowardly and dishonest act for a military commander-in-chief."

He also emphasized, "Although the Blue House said, 'There are various (dispatch) options, such as non-combat and search,' we cannot be confident that we can 100% avoid a military role if our military enters the strait in a military conflict situation." He added, "The entire process of this decision must be transparently disclosed and explained honestly and honestly to the public."

Former lawmaker Yoo Seung-min said on Facebook, "The People Power Party must first understand President Lee's intentions before unconditionally agreeing to dispatch troops," and added, "The reason President Lee suddenly turned to dispatching troops is because he wants to gain something from Trump in return for sending troops."

At the same time, he cautioned, "If the price of sending troops is not cooperation between Korea and the United States, but nailing down the target year for OPCON transfer at the ROK-US Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) this fall, acknowledging North Korea's possession of nuclear weapons as Kim Jong-un wants, easing the United States' hostile policy toward North Korea, and providing a seat for the president at the Trump-Kim Jong-un meeting show, then we should not carelessly agree."

Spokesperson Cho Yong-sul said in a commentary, "South Korea's diplomacy is at a loss as it fails to respond readily to the U.S.'s demands, flinches at Iran's warnings, and postpones decisions at home because of attention to detail."