Posted on 05/09/2007 6:41:54 AM PDT by syriacus
Our efforts in Iraq are a lot like our efforts were in Korea, because
we are fighting for the freedom of millions
we are fighting against an "ism"
we are training the military of the newly freed country
the Democrats want us to abandon the newly freed country, about 4 years after we freed it, even though they know there are serious threats to the new country
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Our efforts in Iraq are a lot different than our efforts in Korea, because
we freed S. Korea two times (in 1945, and the early 50's)
we abandoned S. Korea in 1949 (against military warnings)
we have one tenth the deaths
we have very little censorship
we have no draft
we don't have a Democratic president
Democrats were warned the South Korea would be vulnerable, but ignored and suppressed the warnings.
Truman felt obliged to send our troops back to Korea, in 1950 after Kim il Sung's North Korean army invaded South Korea.
30,000 Americans died, during the remaining 30 months of Truman's presidency.
Would so many Americans have died in Korea if we hadn't abandoned South Korea too soon?
Why do Democrats insist on repeating this calamitous mistake?
Rep. Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas) urged the use of nukes in Korea and elsewhere. A clip of his appeal to the American voter can be seen in the documentary The Atomic Cafe.
Congress, June, 1949
Republican John Lodge of Connecticut asked,
“(Do) you feel that the Korean Government is able to fill the vacuum caused by the withdrawal of the occupation forces?”
The administration answered: “Definitely.”
http://www.eisenhower.utexas.edu/Korea/documents/ishallgotokorea2.html
Great list... and accurate in so many ways.
They wanted us the world to concentrate on setting up European defenses.
Front page of Syracuse Herald-Journal from December 1, 1950
Marines Battling out of Red Trap
No need for A-bomb says MacArthur Aid*
'We won't be pushed out of Korea'
Must meet Red Challenge
'Facing heavy odds,' MacArthur asserts
Frankfurt, Germany (UP) -- Gen. Douglas MacArthur said today that his United Nations forces are fighting in Korea against military odds without precedent in history, and warned that failure to meet the Red challenge there will leave it to "be fought, and possibly lost, on the battlefieds of Europe."*Truman had hinted that we might use the bomb.I told the general that ... European statesmen ...saw war in Asia as a nightmare, retarding the successful organization of European defense. [snip]
As to the opinion in Europe, the general said: "There appears to be a general failure, intentional or from misinformation, to comprehend the mission prescribed for this command by resolutions of the United Nations of which their governments were joint architects and directors, or fairly to recognize that in success or adversity this command has proceeded unerringly in compliance with controlling policies and directives."
MacArthur said he could only attribute such comment to a "somewhat selfish, though most short-sighted, viewpoint.[snip]
"The issue is a global one and failure to comprehend this fact carries the germs of freedom's ultimate destruction. If the fight is not waged with courage and invincible determination to meet the challenge here, it will indeed be fought and possibly lost, on the battlefields of Europe."
I'll check the Bentsen clip to see when he suggested using the bomb.
Thanks for the information.
Declares U.N. Won't Give Up Korea Missionfrom the November 30, 1950 front page of Mansfield News-JournalWashington - (AP) - President Truman said today active consideration is being given to use of the atomic bomb against the Chinese communists if that step is necessary. The President spoke of this possibility at a news conference in which he also expresssed continued hope a third world war can be averted.
Truman hinted he might use the A-bomb, in December, 1950.
The Mansfield News-Journal reported, November 30, 1950, that Truman had hinted at use of the bomb.
What brought the combat to a stalemate was the fact that Ike was going to bring nuclear artillery onto the field of battle against the communists. With the change in Administrations, the USSR and China, having lost their “inside information” from the likes of Alger Hiss and his plants withing the government, settled for half a loaf rather than no loaf at all.
Ten times as many Americans died in the first 30 months of the Korean War as died in the first 30 months of the Iraq War
American deaths in Korean War
November 28, 1950 -- 621 American deaths
November 30, 1950 -- 781 American deaths
December 1, 1950 -- 747 American deaths
December 2, 1950 -- 490 American deaths
December 12, 1950 -- 154 American deaths
A news reader would have needed a lot of time to read hundreds of names of American heroes on the evening news each of these dates.
I can imagine you are proud of your son.
At first, there was voluntary censorship, but, about 6 months into the war, a whole host of strict censorship rules was imposed.
Among the new censorship rules
Quite a difference between Bush's War and Truman's War!!!
From the news account [Waterloo Daily Courier, front page | January 9, 1951 ] :
The Eighth Army ruled that any violator of the code will be suspended from all privileges.You can read more of the news account."He may be subject to disciplinary action because of an intentional violation of these and other regulations, either in letter or in spirit, and in extreme cases of offense where investigation proves the circumstances warrant the correspondent may be placed in arrest to await deportation or trial by courtmaritial,' the announcement said.
Be prepared to be shocked at what Democrats will choose to do to the press during wartime!
syriacus: Quite a difference between Bush's War and Truman's War!!!
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