Former USFK chief urges 'asymmetric' retaliation for future N.K. provocations

SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Yonhap) -- A former commander of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) on Friday called for powerful military retaliation to future provocations by North Korea and a temporary ban on all engagements with the regime to punish it for its recent deadly attack on a South Korean island.

The Nov. 23 artillery strike on the western border island of Yeonpyeong in the Yellow Sea killed four people, including two civilians, and wounded 18 others. It also destroyed dozens of houses and wiped out large areas of the island's forests and fields.