[fortheDeclaration]

Moreover, isn't Truman the darling of the Left because he fired McCarthur? True. But during the Korean War McCarthur wanted to cross the Yalu into China and kick commie butt. Truman wouldn't let him. The left has always stood against American assertiveness. Apples and oranges.

How is the issue different?

The Truman administration set policy, not McCarthur.

Besides, it was McCarthur's hubris that allowed him to get caught by suprise by the Chinese entrance into the war.

He ignored intelligence that showed a huge Chinese presence on the border.

[mkjessup]

Well let's not put ALL the blame on Mac:

Oct 12 1950 - CIA intelligence analysis asserts that Communist Chinese intervention in the Korean War is "not probable".

Oct 27 1950 - 300,000 Communist Chinese troops invade Korea.

NICE work.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

How is the issue different?

During the Korean War the left backed the POTUS over the General. Today the left backs the Generals over the POTUS. In each case they backed the weaker less assertive American policy. Truman's reluctance to take on the Chinese (weak) they backed. Opposing Bush on IRAQ invasion (strong).