I've always had a very hard time following news about Korea. I have a vague idea of the politics from a course in Pacific Rim Geography but...

I heard that Korea is sending troops to Iraq and that the Korean soldiers have converted to Islam to better understand the culture. Whaaaat????????

I have also heard something about U.S. troops inching closer to the border separating North and South Korea.

What is going on? War makes strange bedfellows!