Re: "The Inchon Landing: An Example of Brilliant Generalship"

[robert guertin <wanaki@infionline.net>]

Cannot agree with your political assessment.
Eisenhower did not USE the war to get elected. Eisenhower used
his cache from his leadership in WW2 to win the election, because the American
people were bitter and tired of the drawn out "Peace Talks", and they believed
that Eisenhower and the Republicans would end the war, based on Eisenhower's
demonstrated strength of will.
Additionally, many of the electorate identified the Democrats as the
party which had involved the Nation in two costly wars within the span
of 10 years. They wanted a change.

Robert

swan wrote:

We did not launch another invasion in Korea for two reasons. First we
couldn't pull enough troops out of the line for such an invasion. But even
more importly, the war had become completely politicized. Eisenhower,
finally used the war as a gambit to get elected. Just as George Bush will
try to use Gulf War II to be reelected.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Evanhoe" <evanhoe1@korean-war.com>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: "The Inchon Landing: An Example of Brilliant Generalship"

> Dan,
>
>  >>At 09:40 AM 8/13/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >(snip)
> >Just POI MacArthur did not trust some of these same agencies either?<<
>
> I don't think MacArthur trusted anyone, or any agency, in
> Washington.  (Just my opinion. <LOL>)
>
> Ed
>