John C Cheek wrote:
Concisely stated, Don.I'm saving your statement in my "Korean War" reference folder.John On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:21:25 EDT <DGill11331@aol.com> writes:In a message dated 8/22/2003 10:24:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Home@DanSources.com writes:
Victory is in the eye of the beholder.
So the Chinese are no different then we are.In my eyes the UN won the first phase of the Korean War, but only against the North Koreans, i.e., the UN Forces drove the North Koreans out of South Korea, back across the 38th Parallel and almost to the Yalu River. The Chinese and North Koreans won the second phase of the war by driving the UN Forces out of North Korea from the Yalu south beyond Seoul and settling on the DMZ (approximately the 38th Parallel). Militarily - who won or who lost the war? - looks like a draw to me.
Since the Chinese started at the Yalu and drove the UN out of North Korea and ended up at the DMZ I can understand their claim to a victory.
Don Gill
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