Pentagon reaffirms 'ironclad' S. Korea alliance amid troop reduction questions

The U.S. Defense Department has reaffirmed its "ironclad" alliance with South Korea.

When asked on Wednesday whether Washington may shrink the size of its soldiers stationed in South Korea Spokesperson Sean Parnell simply cited the Pentagon's policy against public discussion about U.S. military posture reviews.

He did nonetheless emphasize Washington's security commitments to Seoul.

Recent speculation about the fate of U.S. troops here follows an earlier Wall Street Journal report about a possible withdrawal of some 4-thousand-500 American service members from South Korea.