TY - BOOK AU - BAUER John W TI - A philosophical case for OPCON transition on the Korean peninsula PY - 2011/// KW - SOUTH KOREA KW - CONTROL OF FORCES KW - UNITED STATES KW - ARMED FORCES N2 - Operational control (OPCON) of military forces in South Korea is scheduled to be transferred from the U.S. to the Republic of Korea, 17 April 2012. This article presents the philosophical argument why, despite recent suggestions to the contrary, this transfer should go ahead ER -