Re: United Nations

["DONALD KILMER" <donskil@msn.com>]

The USSR and the PRC were not "sucked" into the war.
They were consulted extensively by Kim Il Sung
on his plans for the invasion of the south. They gave their
full approval and promise of continued materiel support,
and the Soviets developed the military plan for the
invasion.  Both the USSR and the PRC released Korean
ethnic troops from their armies for participation
in the invasion.  Once the invasion was defeated, and
the communists were on the verge of complete defeat,
the PRC and the USSR made good their promises of support,
if Kim were to get into trouble.  Albeit, they did not
expect the U.S. to enter the war and their client to
be so completely defeated.  It is clear, however, that
Stalin was testing the waters for military exploits in
other areas of the world.

Nor can it be said honestly that the U.S. was "sucked"
into the war by South Korea.  The U.S. had no obligation
to defend South Korea, but did so in order to stop the
communists' global imperial ambitions.  It was a rational
decision, and a humanitarian one.

Don


>From: "Daniel T. Fahey" <DanFahey@DanSources.com>
>Reply-To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
>To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
>Subject: RE: United Nations
>Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 12:55:45 -0500
>
>This was not a matter of legal right.
>All of three China, Russia and US were sucked into this war
>by SK and NK respectively.
>We all got what we intended.
>Until we all figured it was too costly.
>
>SK and NK still wanted to continue fighting with each other
>after the Truce had been made.
>
>Dan Fahey
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
>[mailto:owner-KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu]On Behalf Of DONALD KILMER
>Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 2:50 AM
>To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
>Subject: Re: United Nations
>
>
>
>Truman, the U.S., and the U.N. had every legal right to come
>to the aid of South Korea against the blatant aggression from
>North Korea.  To insist otherwise is hopelessly childish, and
>is completely contrary to every international legal precedent.
>
>John2: What court shares your peculiar legal opinions?
>
>Don
>
>
> >From: <Jhk789@aol.com>
> >Reply-To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
> >To: KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu
> >Subject: Re: United Nations
> >Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 20:41:31 EST
> >
> >In a message dated 2/24/2002 3:23:30 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> >RonaldS842@aol.com writes:
> >
> >
> > > President Harry Truman, taking
> > > the advice of his secretary of state, Dean Acheson, launched American
> > > planes
> > > in responce "before" UN approval had been obtained, which it was
> > > eventually".
> > >    The US has always paid strict observance to UN Article 51 which
> >permits
> > > military action in self-defense, but to nothing else.
> > >
> >
> >Ron,
> >
> >That's an interesting point!
> >Perhaps, you could do some research as to
> >the exact date and time when Truman authorized use
> >of US Air Force in S.Korea v. the UN resolution asking
> >states to render assistance to S.Korea.
> >
> >The book sounds right to me & it only reinforces
> >my view that Truman didn't give a damn about the UN charter,
> >but took advantage of UN if it suited him. (e.g. using the cover
> >to avoid a formal declaration of war from the Congress)
> >
> >As for the theory of self-defense, sorry it doesn't
> >work like that. The fighting was between the two
> >Korean forces, not bet. N.K. and the US.
> >At the time, US had only military advisers to ROK.
> >Thus, Truman had no legal right to intervene in
> >the war under pretext of self-defense.
> >
> >John2


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