Re: "Introduction to the Korean War" by Allan Millett

[<RonaldS842@aol.com>]

Hi all-

   Well, I suppose it is no great surprise that I personally don't think much 
of the above., even thought it seems to have impressed Carl. ab universali ad 
particulare valet, a particulari ad universale non valet consequentia.
   One of the remarkable aspects of this war was its initial, causative 
dispute. This was an arguement between two generals, one Russian, the other 
American, that turned on the definition of one word "democratic". The Russian 
insisted that only those Koreans who had previously supported a 
Soviet-American compact could be called democratic and allowed to participate 
in founding a post-World War II Korean government. The American insisted on 
hearing all voices, even those who disagreed with the Soviet-American pact. 
It was a matter of principle.
   Wars before and after this one were fought for much less. At the heart of 
the war was a profound disagreement between the two most powerful nations on 
earth, a disagreement over the meaning of the word . . .  democracy. At its 
core, that is what the Korean War was all about.

Ron