General Bell Supports Alliance

General Bell has come out and supported the US-ROK alliance, sort of:

After days of speculation about how much and when the United States will reduce its armed forces in South Korea, the top U.S. commander here reaffirmed the importance of the more than 50 year alliance in a message posted on the U.S. Department of Defense Web site under U.S. Forces Korea (USFK).

“We will remain in Korea as a reliable ally as long as we are welcome and wanted,’’ Gen. Burwell Bell said in the message.

“USFK is a steadfast partner with the ROK military as guardians of the Korean democracy. We will fight alongside our ally to defend this nation,’’ he said, using South Korea’s official name, the Republic of Korea (ROK).

Notice the key words, “as long as we are welcome and wanted.”