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Old 12-10-2001, 08:48 AM   #9
Ryanamur
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Join Date: March 29, 2001
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Originally posted by Magness:


Ryanamur, I doubt that Bush would push NKorea to the point of war. You're right, the USA most certainly wouldn't want a 2 front war.

You're not exactly correct about why the US backed out of the Korean War. It was less about the alliance between NK and China than it was about the alliance between China and the USSR at the time. The US didn't attack/bomb inside the Chinese border (i.e. across the Yalu (sp?) River) for fear that the USSR would attack Western Europe. Remember, General MacArthur got fired over this.



Yes, but let's not forget that the Chinese army was starting to mobilize on the Chinese border and was just about ready to come and assist their Communist camarads! [img]smile.gif[/img]
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