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

[robert guertin <wanaki@infionline.net>]

During that same time period, the Chinese had built their strength to sufficient
numbers, that in Gen. Peng's opinion, were more than capable of breaking the UN
Line and finally driving the UN from the Korean Peninsula. He expressed his
disappointment at having to abort his planned offensive for early fall, 1953.

Love Shack wrote:

> WELL this is not true..
> We were in a major build up to hammer Korea.
> My experience is that of a few customers that were
> being trained as USAF F86D fighters.
>
> The very day the Armethist was signed they next day they were deactivated.
> Dan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "swan" <swan@haysco.net>
> To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:32 AM
> Subject: Re: "The Inchon Landing: An Example of Brilliant Generalship"
>
> > 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
> > >
> >