Thank you Harry Truman, for firing one of the greatest Generals in US history, which would have not only unified Korea, but would have turned China into a peaceful republic as well.
I look at “Dougout Doug” as just that. A general holed up in confusion and maybe more.
“Thank you Harry Truman, for firing one of the greatest Generals in US history, which would have not only unified Korea, but would have turned China into a peaceful republic as well.”
Umm, one of the greatest generals? MacArthur? I don’t think so. Truman had no choice but to fire Dugout Dug. He was an egomaniac who was not only ignoring Truman but Truman’s Joint Chief of Staff as well. He was about to take the U.S. into a war with China that we were not prepared to fight and had no desire to fught so soon after WWII. Bringing this discussion forward to today; other than some special op’s insertions there will be no large military operations on the Asia mainland. To do so would play right into North Korea’s and certainly China’s wheelhouse. To entice the U.S. to fight a traditional land war of big divisions against big divisions would be an answer to their wildest wettest dreams. Ain’t gonna happen.
Truman was a traitor. MacArthur knew this which is why he kept his attack plans secret.