The Rules of Engagement that killed the soldiers sacrificed in the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong under the Kim Dae-jung administration~~

drowsyalia · 2026-10-09T16:24:00.000Z

Rules of Engagement prior to the Kim Dae-jung government Basic Stance: Based on a strict ROK-US combined defense posture and a hardline stance toward North Korea. If a North Korean vessel intruded upon the Northern Limit Line (NLL), field commanders were granted relatively high autonomy and guaranteed active response capabilities through a step-by-step process, including blocking maneuvers (pushing them away), warning shots, and aimed fire. Changes in the Rules of Engagement under the Kim Dae-jung government The four major directives of the Kim Dae-jung government: Defend the Northern Limit Line (NLL). (The NLL itself was strictly observed) Do not fire first. (Prohibition of preemptive fire and a strict principle of non-preemptive response) If the opponent fires, repel them according to the Rules of Engagement. Do not allow it to escalate into war. What the problem was and how it is evaluated During the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong in 2002, when a North Korean patrol boat intruded across the NLL, our Navy's patrol boats had to strictly adhere to a four-stage response procedure: 'Prohibition of preemptive fire' -> 'Warning shots' -> 'Blocking maneuvers' -> 'Main fire.' In this process, the North Korean military launched a prepared, preemptive surprise attack, and our soldiers suffered heavy casualties (6 killed in action) due to the delayed response. It is pointed out that the Kim Dae-jung administration made the Rules of Engagement excessively rigid to avoid provoking North Korea, thereby tying the hands of our military's active response. In other words, it meant that even when the enemy shoots first, you have to go through all those damn formal four stages before you can properly fire back at the enemy until they bleed and die. Even a schoolkid knows that in a playground fight, the first strike is the most important, but Kim Dae-jung was so preoccupied with not offending North Korea that instead of letting field commanders respond immediately, they were too busy trying to follow those four stages, falling behind in rapid response. Ultimately, it must be seen that the Kim Dae-jung administration killed those precious soldiers. ~The ones responsible for failing to suppress North Korea's surprise attack in the initial stages were Kim Dae-jung and his cronies!!!!!!!! After that, Kim Dae-jung went to Japan to watch the World Cup third-place match... Even a military expert from a progressive media outlet pointed out that it is difficult to accept, given current sentiments, that the President did not visit the Capital Integrated Hospital and did not attend the memorial service, and that one cannot deny the faults of the Kim Dae-jung government. In short... no matter how small the battle was, even though a war had just occurred between our forces and the enemy, he was an inconsiderate human who flew off to Japan for the World Cup. Because of the Rules of Engagement they revised just to suck up to North Korea, six precious friendly soldiers were killed in action, yet they were treated as 'died in the line of duty' rather than 'killed in action.' The reason is that the government and military authorities did not interpret the local skirmish between the North and South (so-called 'West Sea skirmishes') as a formal war situation, but treated it as a military clash occurring in a non-wartime situation. The Kim Dae-jung government framed it as an 'accidental clash' rather than a 'planned act of war' to avoid damaging the atmosphere of reconciliation between the North and South (Sunshine Policy). In this process, by classifying the official incident as 'died in the line of duty'—a lower concept—rather than the strict 'killed in action during war,' they sought to reduce the political fallout. Because of this, even though they lost their lives to enemy bullets, they ended up receiving low compensation levels similar to those who died in accidents or from illnesses while performing general public duties. Although the law was amended in 2004 to recognize them as killed in action, the conclusion is that the crazy surrender diplomacy toward North Korea shown by Kim Dae-jung and his cronies is as similar as twins to the landmine incident today ~~~ This administration also had its most important policy set as not offending North Korea's feelings and passing things over quietly and peacefully, rather than the lives of South Korean soldiers. ~~~~~

Rules of Engagement prior to the Kim Dae-jung government
Basic Stance: Based on a strict ROK-US combined defense posture and a hardline stance toward North Korea.
If a North Korean vessel intruded upon the Northern Limit Line (NLL), field commanders were granted relatively high autonomy and guaranteed active response capabilities through a step-by-step process, including blocking maneuvers (pushing them away), warning shots, and aimed fire.
Changes in the Rules of Engagement under the Kim Dae-jung government
The four major directives of the Kim Dae-jung government:
Defend the Northern Limit Line (NLL). (The NLL itself was strictly observed)
Do not fire first. (Prohibition of preemptive fire and a strict principle of non-preemptive response)
If the opponent fires, repel them according to the Rules of Engagement.
Do not allow it to escalate into war.
What the problem was and how it is evaluated
During the Second Battle of Yeonpyeong in 2002, when a North Korean patrol boat intruded across the NLL, our Navy's patrol boats had to strictly adhere to a four-stage response procedure: 'Prohibition of preemptive fire' -> 'Warning shots' -> 'Blocking maneuvers' -> 'Main fire.'
In this process, the North Korean military launched a prepared, preemptive surprise attack, and our soldiers suffered heavy casualties (6 killed in action) due to the delayed response.
It is pointed out that the Kim Dae-jung administration made the Rules of Engagement excessively rigid to avoid provoking North Korea, thereby tying the hands of our military's active response.
In other words, it meant that even when the enemy shoots first, you have to go through all those damn formal four stages before you can properly fire back at the enemy until they bleed and die.
Even a schoolkid knows that in a playground fight, the first strike is the most important, but Kim Dae-jung was so preoccupied with not offending North Korea that instead of letting field commanders respond immediately, they were too busy trying to follow those four stages, falling behind in rapid response. ~~Ultimately, it must be seen that the Kim Dae-jung administration killed those precious soldiers.~~~The ones responsible for failing to suppress North Korea's surprise attack in the initial stages were Kim Dae-jung and his cronies!!!!!!!!
After that, Kim Dae-jung went to Japan to watch the World Cup third-place match... Even a military expert from a progressive media outlet pointed out that it is difficult to accept, given current sentiments, that the President did not visit the Capital Integrated Hospital and did not attend the memorial service, and that one cannot deny the faults of the Kim Dae-jung government.
In short... no matter how small the battle was, even though a war had just occurred between our forces and the enemy, he was an inconsiderate human who flew off to Japan for the World Cup. Because of the Rules of Engagement they revised just to suck up to North Korea, six precious friendly soldiers were killed in action, yet they were treated as 'died in the line of duty' rather than 'killed in action.' The reason is that the government and military authorities did not interpret the local skirmish between the North and South (so-called 'West Sea skirmishes') as a formal war situation, but treated it as a military clash occurring in a non-wartime situation.
The Kim Dae-jung government framed it as an 'accidental clash' rather than a 'planned act of war' to avoid damaging the atmosphere of reconciliation between the North and South (Sunshine Policy).
In this process, by classifying the official incident as 'died in the line of duty'—a lower concept—rather than the strict 'killed in action during war,' they sought to reduce the political fallout. Because of this, even though they lost their lives to enemy bullets, they ended up receiving low compensation levels similar to those who died in accidents or from illnesses while performing general public duties.
Although the law was amended in 2004 to recognize them as killed in action, the conclusion is that the crazy surrender diplomacy toward North Korea shown by Kim Dae-jung and his cronies is as similar as twins to the landmine incident today ~~~
This administration also had its most important policy set as not offending North Korea's feelings and passing things over quietly and peacefully, rather than the lives of South Korean soldiers.~~~~~

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