Truman gave specific objectives for MacArthur to accomplish. This was to drive the Chinese and North Koreans out of South Korea. Mac was not authorized to expand the war into other nations. Just as we were on the side of South Korea, the Chinese were fighting on the side of the North. Truman had established what is now known as the Truman Doctrine, which was to contain communism. With the power that both Russia and China had, we would have been hard pressed to take over China. Russia would have stepped in with their full force, MIGs, nukes, and technology. Communism was contained in Korea, which was the primary objective of the Korean War and the Truman Doctrine. MacArthur wanted to face down all of communism in one blow, which would have happened had he gone across the Yalu River. The cost could have been greater than one thinks, since it would have driven Russia into the war. Stalin was in charge then, with nukes, and he was (of all Soviet dictators) probably the most likely one to use the bomb. While MacArthur was driving into China, Russia would have moved both into China to protect it, AND sent tanks into western Europe.
K'aya K'ama, Gerald/gary Smith gszion1 @juno.com http://www .geocities.com/rameumptom/index.html "No one is as hopelessly enslaved as the person who thinks he's free." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe JWR: In any case, if Truman wasn't going to let MacArthur win the Korean War even if it meant following Chinese combatants across the Yalu, he should never have sent our troops over there. When China attacked us we were at war with China, weren't we? ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
