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re: FDR was an awful president and MacArthur was an awful general.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 3:30 pm to grizzlylongcut
Posted on 10/27/21 at 3:30 pm to grizzlylongcut
MacArthurs biggest mistake was the Korean War but if truth be told he wanted to finish off the Koreans but he was ordered to stop before he could and that allowed China to send troops into North Korea and this stop the US.
Imagine what the Middle East and Asia would be like today if we had actually won all of Korea.
Imagine what the Middle East and Asia would be like today if we had actually won all of Korea.
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Posted on 10/27/21 at 3:33 pm to bulldog95
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he wanted to finish off the Koreans
MacArthur wanted to go into China.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 3:34 pm to bulldog95
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MacArthurs biggest mistake was the Korean War but if truth be told he wanted to finish off the Koreans but he was ordered to stop before he could and that allowed China to send troops into North Korea and this stop the US.
bullshite, this is false.
He was told multiple times that the Chinese were right over the border ready to strike and he didn't fricking listen.
It's almost precisely why he was canned by Truman.
Oh, and MacArthur performed horribly both of those wars primarily due to his ego. He was at his best in WWI.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 3:40 pm to bulldog95
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MacArthurs biggest mistake was the Korean War but if truth be told he wanted to finish off the Koreans but he was ordered to stop before he could and that allowed China to send troops into North Korea and this stop the US.
The fact we probed over the Yalu river and approached China was what provoked them to come in. MacArthur had lost his fastball and believed his own demigod status.
Too much time was spend MacArthur wrangling in WWII
He was a handful and FDR and Truman made numerous cracks at his expense
Posted on 10/27/21 at 4:04 pm to bulldog95
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MacArthurs biggest mistake was the Korean War but if truth be told he wanted to finish off the Koreans but he was ordered to stop before he could and that allowed China to send troops into North Korea and this stop the US.
Absolutely could not be more incorrect there.
MacArthur's dumbassery in northern Korea drew China heavily into the conflict and damn near started WWIII.
Also, his arrogance, along with his subordinate's lead directly to the almost oblivion of US Forces at Chosin. Marine general Oliver Smith saved his arse.
Go read up. I suggest you start with On Frozen Ground.
USMC General Smith is one of the most unheralded heroes the US military has. His foresight, intelligence and drive helped save all US and allied forces in that debacle. Otherwise, US forces would've been annihilated in the most costly and embarrassing defeat the US would've ever suffered.
MacArthur was an arrogant fool.
Posted on 10/27/21 at 6:29 pm to bulldog95
Yep a wise old man told me that he wanted to push Red China's arse back but they (our POS leaders who prob had investments in that region ) wouldn't let him.
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