US to move Korea troops to Iraq

BBC NEWS The US is planning to move some of its troops from South Korea to Iraq, according to the Seoul government.
South Korea's foreign ministry said the two governments were currently discussing the details of such a move.

A ministry official said the US was planning to transfer a full brigade of 4,000 soldiers currently stationed near the North Korean border.

The US has had to reverse plans to reduce troop numbers in Iraq because of the escalating violence there.

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Of course the bitter irony here is that its North Korea that has the nuclear weapons program, not Iraq...its North Korea that possesses ballistic missiles that can strike the West Coast, not Iraq.