(LEAD) NK military drill-Pentagon(ATTN: UPDATES with more remarks, additional information from 8th para; ADDS photo)By Byun Duk-kun WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The United States is committed to deterring aggression by North Korea, a Pentagon spokesperson said Thursday, after Pyongyang said it has conducted a military exercise on occupying South Korea. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder called on North Korea to refrain from making provocative rhetoric. "We would call on North Korea to refrain from any type of provocative rhetoric or behavior," the spokesperson told a daily press briefing.

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