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to: Bill Lucy
from: Jeff Shultz
date: 2002-12-30 18:12:40
subject: Re: What happened to the War on Terror?

From: Jeff Shultz 

On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 18:35:19 -0600, Bill Lucy  wrote:

>There were more morale problems in Korea than in Vietnam. We committed to
small
>positions (Pusan, Inchon), then decided in a short time to
"eliminate" the
enemy.
>Our intelligence was so bad we added to the morale problems and then
practically
>dared CCF troops to cross the Yalu. We underestimated the strength of the ROC
>troops, we chose innumerable indefensible positions.

I've got news for you. The intel wasn't faulty - McArthur's egotistical
belief in his own infallibility, even when faced with supported opposing
viewpoints, was.

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