A South Korean anti-war activist weard a carboard cut-out face of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak during a rally near the US embassy in Seoul on November 3, 2009, denouncing Seoul's decision to send troops to Afghanistan. South Korea has decided to dispatch hundreds of troops to Afghanistan in support for the US efforts to help reconstruct the war-torn Middle country. Lee's speech bubble reads in Korean 'There could be deaths but no danger.' Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

A South Korean anti-war activist weard a carboard cut-out face of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak during a rally near the US embassy in Seoul on November 3, 2009, denouncing Seoul's decision to send troops to Afghanistan. South Korea has decided to dispatch hundreds of troops to Afghanistan in support for the US efforts to help reconstruct the war-torn Middle country. Lee's speech bubble reads in Korean 'There could be deaths but no danger.'

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