Post by aztecwin on Jun 26, 2010 15:44:21 GMT -8
MacArthur Defeats Truman: The Real McChrystal Message
spectator.org/archives/2010/06/24/macarthur-defeats-truman-the-r
"Without doubt, the essence of what McChrystal so obviously believes -- that the answer to al Qaeda is victory, not appeasement or negotiation -- is what was once believed by those millions who thronged the streets of San Francisco and New York to cheer Douglas MacArthur. This is the political view that propelled the electoral careers of presidents who sided with MacArthur's views in one form or another throughout the Cold War, from Eisenhower to George H.W. Bush. It has elected literally hundreds of senators and congressman."
This article should be very interesting for those too young to remember the Korean War and just how much a hero Gen MacArthur was to millions of us.
spectator.org/archives/2010/06/24/macarthur-defeats-truman-the-r
"Without doubt, the essence of what McChrystal so obviously believes -- that the answer to al Qaeda is victory, not appeasement or negotiation -- is what was once believed by those millions who thronged the streets of San Francisco and New York to cheer Douglas MacArthur. This is the political view that propelled the electoral careers of presidents who sided with MacArthur's views in one form or another throughout the Cold War, from Eisenhower to George H.W. Bush. It has elected literally hundreds of senators and congressman."
This article should be very interesting for those too young to remember the Korean War and just how much a hero Gen MacArthur was to millions of us.