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Nnanji -> RE: International study of gun control finds strong evidence it works (6/15/2016 11:26:49 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Edwird
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ORIGINAL: Nnanji
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ORIGINAL: Edwird
RE the Korean War thing:
What is it about my response that MacArthur made plans for invading China without direction from Washington that you don't understand?
Silly question.
What is it that you understand about anything at all?
A couple of things.
Only two?
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First, whether or not MacAuthor planned invading China or not was not the discussion.
It was in answer to your question. So if it's not in the discussion, then why did you ask the question?
Aside from that, I feel secure in saying that you are likely alone in thinking that MacArthur's planned invasion of China is 'not the discussion' regarding the Korean War.
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You never responded to what the actual discussion was.
For benefit of the audience here, see if you can state 'what the actual discussion was,' by your own reckoning, and in your own words.
Naa edwird. You said, "The US was doing just fine, until McCarthy or one of his sycophants decided that merely repulsing the N Korean invasion wasn't enough *(which was clearly accomplished), but now we had to push things north all the way to the Chinese border."
In that saying, since you admit your error about McCarthy and MacAuther, politics created a major blunder by not merely repulsing the NK but by pushing them back to the Chinese border. The implication being it was a stupid political decision. Since you weren't there at the time to have superior political knowledge, you are either revising history to suit you or have thoughtful links to political historians that can explain it. Since then you revised the McCarthy error to be a military error by MacAuthor. So, then...let's say, in light of how Al Quida was repulsed in Iraq and not thoroughly beaten and has now morphed into ISIl, provide links that justify your view. We know historically that the Japanese were thoroughly beaten and not merely repulsed and they ended up allies. We know that Germany and Italy were thorough beaten and not just repulsed and they have rejoined the league of civilized nations. So, knowing those four situations, Japan, Germany, Italy, Al Quida in Iraq, how do you justify your assertion that merely repulsing. NK would have been the proper thing to do?
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Because it came very close to full-on war with China, or Russia, or both. Vietnam much less so, invasion of ME far less so.
Your original assertion was you knew better than MacAuthor and Truman. Your response above was a historical note, but has not a wit of better understanding in foresight. That was the discussion. What was your magical understanding that both MacAuthor and Truman lacked. An understanding would not be your mere recounting of history.
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