Well, the Chinese had already pretty much put an end to that before Truman fired him
Well, the Chinese had already pretty much put an end to that before Truman fired him
Macarthur had said it was impossible for China to invade Korea. After China did just that, Mac said it would be impossible to retake So. Korea without first nuking China. Wrong again, but the big problem was that he then disobeyed a direct order to stay clear of the press. Truman had no choice but to send in Ridgeway to clean up the mess.