-> On 18 Jun 09  01:31:54, Bob Ackley got back to Dan Ceppa 
-> Re: Wars and Rumours of Wars

 DC> The Korean War comes close in that it was an authorized UN
 DC> intervention.  Then again, it was more of a civil war, even though
 DC> the Chinese were  directly involved for the north. 

 BA> Kim Il Sung was a creature of Moscow.  His bosses thought he was
 BA> strong enough to conquer the south quickly enough that it would be a
 BA> fait accompli before the US or the UN could do anything about it.  He
 BA> d*mn near succeeded. 

They came close to winning a couplr of times.  

 BA> MacArthur's landings behind the North Korean forces put a stop to that
 BA> invasion, and the UN forces eventually pushed the North Koreans up
 BA> against the border with China and Russia.  At which time about 300,000
 BA> Chinese 'volunteers' came across the border and overwhelmed the UN
 BA> forces with 'human wave' attacks, pushing the UN forces back below the

Im the middle of winter, no less.  

 BA> amounts of land and sea based artillery and bombing.  When that
 BA> happened the North suddenly decided to get serious at the peace talks
 BA> at Panmunjom.  Four years of war condensed into one paragraph...

I think they feared a nuclear attack.    

As it stands now, the N Koreans are looking at launching towards 
Hawaii.  They are becoming a royal pain in the ass.  

 
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