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US troops in South Korea must be ready for missions beyond peninsula, commander says

· By Seong Hyeon Choi
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The commander of the US Eighth Army in South Korea said his troops must be ready for deployment outside the Korean peninsula if ordered, arguing that it would be “irresponsible” to focus “myopically” on threats there. Lieutenant General Joe Hilbert said that while his command’s focus was on fulfilling US commitments…

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