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it is difficult to understand that not everyone in the world wants to be an American.
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In fact the United States has had no exit strategy since 1945, expect in places where we were kicked out (Vietnam) or asked to leave (the Philippines): American troops still occupy Japan, Korea, and Germany, in the seventh decade after the end of World War II. Policymakers - almost always civilians with little or no military experience (Acheson is the archetype) - get Americans into wars but cannot get them out, and soon the Pentagon takes ..
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korean-war
military-history
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Eventually the Korean War will be understood as one of the most destructive and one of the most important wars of the twentieth century.
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korea
korean-war
military-history
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Bruce Cumings |
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It was this war and not World War II which established a far-flung American base structure abroad and a national security state at home, as defence spending nearly quadrupled in the last six months of 1950, and turned the United States in the policeman of the world.
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war
the-korean-war
war-history
military-history
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Bruce Cumings |
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It was this war and not World War II which established a far-flung American base structure abroad and a national security state at home, as defence spending nearly quadrupled in the last six months of 1950, and turned the United States into the policeman of the world.
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war
the-korean-war
war-history
korea
military-history
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Bruce Cumings |
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Those who suffer terrible wars have a finer sense of when they begin and when they end.
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war
war-history
korea
korean-war
military-history
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