Re: Attitudes toward Korean War

[Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>]

At 05:59 PM 8/1/01 EDT, Jhk789@aol.com wrote:
>The public poll I saw on the Eisenhower Library website 
>showed only 35% of Americans believed that 
>the Korean War was worth fighting for in 1952. 
> 
>No wonder Eisenhower won the election by 
>pledging to end the war. 

John

Polls are only as honest as the folks framing the questions.  In March,
1974 -- a month before the fall of South Vietnam to those ravening hordes
from the north! -- the Harris poll was stunned to find that 2/3 of the
American public wanted the US to push the military effort in Viet-Nam to a
North Vietnamese surrender.  That is, USians are not happy with compromise
solutions.  Win or get out.  If you aren't interested in winning, then leave.

GA Douglas MacArthur said it best:  'There is no substitute for victory'.

Marc

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