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The article focuses on a study that attempts to understand American military posture in East Asia within the context of a U.S.-Japan-China-South Korea-Taiwan pyramid, where the U.S. plays the role of benign leader at the apex. It explores some military arrangements contemplated by the U.S. It examines five official documents made to the public since the inauguration of U.S. President George W. Bush including the "Quadrennial Defense Review Report."

The article discusses the nature and sources of the dispute between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) or South Korea. It explores the U.S.-ROK political relationship with emphasis on the leadership of U.S. President George W. Bush. It provides an overview of the salient issues in bilateral relations between the two countries. The author describes the approaches by Roh Moo-Hyun of the New Millennium Party and Bush to the nuclear issues in North Korea.