The Pentagon is sending approximately 3,600 troops stationed in South Korea to Iraq to help forces there, Defense Department officials told reporters today. In a decision finalized this morning, the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea will depart in mid summer for a tour in Iraq, which is scheduled to last up to a year. The United States has about 37,000 troops stationed in South Korea. The Defense Department has not decided whether to replace the brigade,...
