Remarks from a US general about South Korea’s military role in East Asia have put Seoul in a tight spot, says Robert Kelly of Pusan National University. BUSAN, South Korea: Xavier Brunson, commander of the United States Forces Korea (USFK), made waves recently when he referred to South Korea as a “ dagger in the heart of Asia ”. This echoed an earlier comment he made that South Korea looks like a “fixed aircraft carrier” between Japan and China. These comments were implicitly directed toward