In June, the Bush administration revealed its plan to withdraw some 12,500 of the 37,000 US soldiers stationed in South Korea by the end of 2005. These include 3,600 troops from the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division, who are already earmarked for redeployment in Iraq.
但受美军撤离计划影响最大的是韩国。6月，布什政府宣布要在2005年前从37，000名驻韩美军中撤出约12，500人，其中包括第二步兵师的第二装甲旅，已经确定这支部队要重新派驻伊拉克。