It’s about time……..

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 30 - South Korean and American officials are expected to decide in October on a date when Seoul will regain wartime command of its military from Washington, in what could be a landmark change in the half-century-old military alliance.

Since the Korean War of 1950-53, the authority to lead the Combined Forces Command of both countries in war has rested in the hands of an American general. The South Korean government has proposed 2012 as the date for the turnover, while the United States has said it will be ready to surrender the command as early as 2009.

Despite the agreement, the decision has roiled South Korean society in recent weeks, exposing the deep cleavages here in the opinions toward the United States and North Korea. It comes at a delicate time in relations between South Korea and the United States, which have drifted further apart on how to deal with North Korea and its nuclear program.

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