Friday, March 12, 2010

A Changing Of The Guard In South Korea

Photo from NZ-DPRK Society

South Korea ‘On Track’ To Take Wartime Command -- Stars And Stripes

SEOUL — The top U.S. general in South Korea said Thursday that the two countries’ ability to respond to a North Korean threat will not suffer when South Korea assumes the lead role in warfighting in two years.

South Korea is “on track” to take wartime command of South Korean and U.S. forces as scheduled on April 17, 2012, said U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. Walter Sharp. After that date, South Korea would direct all U.N. military forces in the country during a war, including the 28,500-strong U.S. military presence.

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My Comment: It has only taken over 55 years to get this point.

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