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Ep 3 Fumbling Toward The War Between North and South
Did the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1949 not know, or not comprehend, that North Korean leader KIM il-sung was chafing at the bits to invade the South? They they not even realise that the Soviets were holding back on supporting an invasion because they believed the US would strike back hard, perhaps starting a WW3? It appears that American military leaders, and President Truman himself, thought it was more important to back away from foreign commitments. Each of you will draw your own conclusion as to what lessons are there for current world leaders.
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