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SPORTS AND WAR, REDUX

· Friday, March 21, 2003 · No comments

SPORTS AND WAR, REDUX: I’ve been rather preoccupied with the war and haven’t kept up with the Hot Stove League as much as usual. This story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is rather chilling: Political turmoil in Korea weighs on Braves prospect.

If Braves rookie pitcher Jung Keun Bong makes it to the major leagues and stays for any significant period, he will be excused from the mandatory military service requirement for all South Korean men.

Now that is a performance incentive.

No joke.

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James Joyner is Professor and Department Head of Security Studies at Marine Corps University's Command and Staff College. He's a former Army officer and Desert Storm veteran. Views expressed here are his own. Follow James on Twitter @DrJJoyner.

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