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Did Inchon prove MacArthur was a military genius?
I don't think much of his performance during WWII.
Did Inchon prove MacArthur was a military genius?
I don't think much of his performance during WWII.
Did Inchon prove MacArthur was a military genius?
I don't think much of his performance during WWII.
Wouldn't call it "genius". What it did show was that he was bold and willing to take chances most commanders wouldn't. In retrospect the North Koreans were overextended and exhausted. When their supply lines were cut by the landings and breakout they ran like rabbits.
Did Inchon prove MacArthur was a military genius?
I don't think much of his performance during WWII.
I used to like MacArthur, but that was because I didn't know my history.
Ergo, anyone seriously defending MacArthur needs to do some more reading. The man was a psychopath, and I say that as someone who was no fan of Truman, who very likely was racist.
MacArthur was a great general. His only problem in Korea was that he wanted to actually win and was under the mistaken belief that USG also wanted to win. That difference is what led to him being sacked.
MacArthur was a great general. His only problem in Korea was that he wanted to actually win and was under the mistaken belief that USG also wanted to win. That difference is what led to him being sacked.
Neither China nor Korea had nuclear weapons at the time. Of course, that wasn't the real reason anyway.The US government had no interest in starting a global nuclear war. When that’s your definition of “winning” you’ve already lost.
Neither China nor Korea had nuclear weapons at the time. Of course, that's not the real reason, is it?
The Soviet Union did, was already heavily involved in Korea, and was run by a man who would have had absolutely no problem with pushing the button.
If the US had “wanted to lose” no troops would have been sent to Korea in the first place.
Of course. Naturally you would disapprove of any course of action that could've upset Stalin.
They didn't precisely want to lose. By 1950 some of them realized that Stalin wasn't their man, so they did prefer for South Korea to remain free. But they also had enemies at home, who would benefit from any unambiguous military victories over the communist bloc. Thus the need to pretend that actually winning was impossible because reasons.
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