RE: korean-war.com (off topic)

["Jack Hwang" <jackchwang@comcast.net>]

Actually, you have to count Taiwan in, too.

Before the Korea War, Communist China had massed half a million
troops near the Formosa Strait and been ready to launch a cross-
strait assault.  The Korea War changed the situation almost overnight.

Chinese redeployed some of these troops to N. Korea to fight the
U.N. Their 9th Army Group hitting 1st Marine Division at Chosin
Reservoir was sent to N. Korea from southern China in such a
haste that they lacked the appropriate winter gears and thus
suffered lots of causalities due to the cold weather.  Furthermore,
the U. S. government announced its intention to assist Taiwan's
defense against Chinese invasion and ordered the 7th Fleet to
include the Formosa Strait as a part of its patrolling duties.

So that's why Taiwan is still free and prosper.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu
[mailto:owner-KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu]On Behalf Of robert guertin
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 8:47 PM
To: KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu
Subject: Re: korean-war.com (off topic)


S.Korea is still free.......the Communists failed in their bid to subdue
her....the UN threw them out of S. Korea.....restored the line
antibellum......reads like a win to me John.

John C Cheek wrote:

> You sound like a politician, Bob (no offense intended). They can always
> figure a way to list an armistice as a win.
> J. Charles Cheek
> ASA 303 CRB
> Korea Jan '53 - Apr '54
>
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 13:30:26 -0500 "swan" <swan@haysco.net> writes:
> > That was the first - and only - time we fought communist forces to a
> > standstill (Grenada doesn't really count. The Salvation Army could
> > whip the
> > Cuban army). And it is the last war in which we forced our enemy to
> > sign a
> > cease-fire agreement. South Korea is still in control of its own
> > destiny.
> > That alone is enough to put our war in the "win" column.
> >
> > Bob Dove
> > GHQ 1st Raider Co.
> > Korea 1950
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Love Shack" <Home@DanSources.com>
> > To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@listproc.cc.ku.edu>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:00 PM
> > Subject: Re: korean-war.com (off topic)
> >
> >
> > > Somehow I do not think it is a Forgotten War
> > > Just the first war in a long time we did not outright win.
> > > Kinda tough to talk about something you could not decisively
> > fininsh.
> > > Just like Vietnam, not a lot of modivation to talk about success.
> > > OR even what you were fighting about.
> > >
> > > Dan
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ed Evanhoe" <evanhoe1@korean-war.com>
> > > To: <korean-war-l@UKANS.EDU>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:21 PM
> > > Subject: korean-war.com (off topic)
> > >
> > >
> > > > After four years on-line (as of midnight last night)
> > KOREAN-WAR.COM has
> > > > received a total of 883,486 hits with 299,102 of these since Jan
> > 1, this
> > > > year.  Not bad for "niche" web site and shows there is still an
> > interest
> > > in
> > > > "THE FORGOTTEN WAR."
> > > >
> > > > Ed
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>         Stay safe, buddy.
>         J. Charles Cheek   (John)
>         Author of "Stay Safe, Buddy"
>         A Novel about Humor & Horror during the Korean War
>         www.authorsden.com/jcharlescheek