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The commander of the U.S. Eighth Army in South Korea said troops must be ready for deployment outside the peninsula if ordered, calling it "irresponsible" to focus "myopically" on threats there, according to Korea Times and Yonhap reports from Oct. 21-22. The remarks suggest preparation for missions beyond Korea, with Korean outlet 한국경제 noting possible implications for countering China. Korean media coverage frames this as a shift in the alliance's focus, though no Korean public reaction from blogs or cafés appears in the supplied documents.