It looks like some our international allies that took part in the Korean War may get some cushy jobs in Yongsan courtesy of the US Congress: The U.S. Congress has asked the Department of Defense and the State Department to report on chances of reviving UN Command in Korea, a body nominally still made up of countries that took part on the South¿s side in the Korean War. The move comes in the midst of plans to dissolve Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command, return wartime operational control of forces to Korea and other signs of a lesser role for the U.S. forces in the country. (…) One of the conditions of the armistice that halted the Korean War was that the UNC has to approve any freight or equipment that crosses through the DMZ — a question that would become pertinent if the reconnected inter-Korean railways ever start operating. UNC members the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand have signaled they would increase the number of staff officers in Korea in response to a recent UNC request. U.S. Forces Commander Burwell Bell earlier told a congressional hearing he planned to revive the international alliance by increasing international staff at the UNC, which is now effectively in sole U.S. control, writing up emergency and operational plans, and training observation. So what exactly would these additional international staff do all day with no actual army to over see?
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