“The Korean War was a success in that the government of South Korea survived. But it was probably not worth the sacrifice the U.S. had made in the war.”
The country remains divided, with American troops still stationed there, because the threat of hostilities is still alive.
50 million in South Korea are free thanks to the Americans in the Korean War. We were right to do the ceasefire. We've fought long enough. We did not have the desire to fight another year in Korea.
Maybe the Russians and the Ukrainians can learn from the Korean War and settle on an imperfect peace. A ceasefire is good enough.