Seoul, Korea
Concerns that the command change would damage the alliance and weaken Seoul’s security, Gen.Burwell Bell, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, dismissed Korean conservatives. The Gen. yesterday reaffirmed that Korea’s recovery of wartime operational control of its armed forces from the U.S. military will help strengthen the bilateral alliance. The transfer wartime operational control will begin on April 17, 2012. “For the security of both nations, the ROK-U.S. Alliance will grow even stronger, and will continue to deliver throughout this time period.”
R.J. Rockwell
