[syriacus]

Democrats pulled our troops out of South Korea in 1949, too soon after the South Koreans were freed (1945).

Democrats were warned the South Korea would be vulnerable, but ignored and suppressed the warnings.

Truman felt obliged to send our troops back to Korea, in 1950 after Kim il Sung's North Korean army invaded South Korea.

30,000 Americans died, during the remaining 30 months of Truman's presidency.

Would so many Americans have died in Korea if we hadn't abandoned South Korea too soon?

Why do Democrats insist on repeating this calamitous mistake?

[weegee]

Rep. Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas) urged the use of nukes in Korea and elsewhere. A clip of his appeal to the American voter can be seen in the documentary The Atomic Cafe.

[syriacus]

Congress, June, 1949

Republican John Lodge of Connecticut asked,

“(Do) you feel that the Korean Government is able to fill the vacuum caused by the withdrawal of the occupation forces?”

The administration answered: “Definitely.”

http://www.eisenhower.utexas.edu/Korea/documents/ishallgotokorea2.html

[Eagle of Liberty]

Why do Democrats insist on repeating this calamitous mistake?

Where to start? Too many possibilities to list.
- Gullible
- Stupid
- Unpatriotic
- AINO (Americans In Name Only)
- They like to join the enemy
- Dialogue will fix everything
- Spineless
- They got a better deal
- etc

[syriacus]

Difference between Korean and Iraq efforts

Truman hints use of A-bombs

Declares U.N. Won't Give Up Korea Mission

Washington - (AP) - President Truman said today active consideration is being given to use of the atomic bomb against the Chinese communists if that step is necessary. The President spoke of this possibility at a news conference in which he also expresssed continued hope a third world war can be averted.

from the November 30, 1950 front page of Mansfield News-Journal

[Mr. Jazzy]

And that war has never REALLY ended.

What brought the combat to a stalemate was the fact that Ike was going to bring nuclear artillery onto the field of battle against the communists. With the change in Administrations, the USSR and China, having lost their “inside information” from the likes of Alger Hiss and his plants withing the government, settled for half a loaf rather than no loaf at all.

[syriacus]

Difference between Korean and Iraq efforts - the American death toll.

Ten times as many Americans died in the first 30 months of the Korean War as died in the first 30 months of the Iraq War

American deaths in Korean War

November 28, 1950 -- 621 American deaths
November 30, 1950 -- 781 American deaths
December 1, 1950 -- 747 American deaths
December 2, 1950 -- 490 American deaths
December 12, 1950 -- 154 American deaths

A news reader would have needed a lot of time to read hundreds of names of American heroes on the evening news each of these dates.

[SunkenCiv]

syriacus: Quite a difference between Bush's War and Truman's War!!!