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Tue Nov-23-10 08:14 AM
Response to Reply #4 |
| -Die for a Tie: How the Korean War Began |
davidswanson |
Nov-23-10 06:27 AM |
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Interestingly (to me, anyway) that very same president sent the first |
Obamanaut |
Nov-23-10 06:32 AM |
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Because, as I posted elsewhere, the U.S. was and is an ally of France. |
WinkyDink |
Nov-23-10 06:40 AM |
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And as in this particular OP, VietNam was/is not even close to the |
Obamanaut |
Nov-23-10 06:56 AM |
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French involvement was much longer |
somone |
Nov-23-10 09:07 AM |
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Thanks. That's worse than the 20 I gave them. Much. nt |
Obamanaut |
Nov-23-10 12:13 PM |
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Why we were in Viet Nam... |
Javaman |
Nov-23-10 11:37 AM |
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Are you sure about the tire companies caring about the rubber plantations. |
JVS |
Nov-27-10 11:00 AM |
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Truman sent advisors to Vietnam? |
former9thward |
Nov-23-10 10:57 PM |
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Advisors were sent during the Truman administration, and recall "The |
Obamanaut |
Nov-24-10 05:13 AM |
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"But the U.S. threat to China brought the Chinese and Russians into the war" |
proteus_lives |
Nov-23-10 07:29 AM |
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how so? |
davidswanson |
Nov-23-10 08:14 AM |
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No, it's true. |
tuckessee |
Nov-23-10 11:53 AM |
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Much of about China '"getting sucked into the war", is well covered in that I. F. Stone book |
pnorman |
Nov-23-10 04:31 PM |
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Bruce Cumings |
pnorman |
Nov-23-10 05:10 PM |
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"THE COLD WAR AND ITS ORIGINS 1917-1960" by D. F. Fleming |
pnorman |
Nov-23-10 06:06 PM |
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"That war was the child of Stalin and Mao." |
pnorman |
Nov-27-10 12:37 AM |
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This narrative in no way conforms to actual history. nt |
TheWraith |
Nov-23-10 07:38 AM |
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Izzy Stone's "Hidden History of the Korean War" is a must-read. |
leveymg |
Nov-23-10 07:58 AM |
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Here's the webpage of I. F. Stone: |
pnorman |
Nov-23-10 09:01 AM |
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Looking back at that book, we see a blueprint for the US wars that followed, including the present |
leveymg |
Nov-23-10 09:24 AM |
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thanks |
davidswanson |
Nov-23-10 10:11 AM |
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It was the first MAJOR war that was accomplished by Executive Action. |
pnorman |
Nov-24-10 02:24 AM |
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so the author |
DonCoquixote |
Nov-23-10 08:25 AM |
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And ignores the fact that now even China says the North Started it |
HEyHEY |
Nov-23-10 09:52 PM |
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Both sides had been engaging in provocative and BLOODY incursions, |
pnorman |
Nov-24-10 02:51 AM |
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The "Permanent War Economy(tm)" |
ProudDad |
Nov-23-10 09:50 PM |
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That is the biggest piece of shit I've ever read. |
HEyHEY |
Nov-23-10 09:52 PM |
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Another effort by Swanson to rewrite history... |
hayu_lol |
Nov-23-10 11:06 PM |
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Yes, MacArthur said that, but it was WELL AFTER the Korean War |
pnorman |
Nov-24-10 03:33 AM |
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Did you know Dugout Doug also called for an invasion of China..... |
tuckessee |
Nov-27-10 10:41 AM |
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kick-off for the 2nd half is coming up in a few hours n/t |
bobthedrummer |
Nov-27-10 10:29 AM |
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Too late to recommend. Thank you n/t |
Catherina |
Nov-27-10 10:52 AM |
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