Unless China deployed their entire force. Nothing short of a bomb would stop that march. It would cover the continent!


>>>>On the BBC yesterday they where interviewing veterans from the Korean war.
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>>>>That set me thinking how Truman sacked McArthur because McArthur wanted to attack China. I think he wanted to give Beijing a good nuking (or Goffing). luckily Truman didn't agree and we where spared global thermonuclear war.
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>>>>Hopefully politicians of today can get out their history books and try to learn a little from the past.
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>>>>Nick
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>>>Ah, you were listening to Radio 4 on the way to work then!? I was so peeved at arriving and having to leave the docu - very interesting.
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>>You might be able to pick it up on the bbc web site.
>> I thinks its an interesting comparison to todays situation. The Chinese army was in Korea attacking UN forces but the US administration at the time recognised the need to limit the conflict. I can't help wondering what the current US administration would have done in the same situation.
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>Aye, they recognised that the Chinese were attacking our forces with fixed bayonets, and blowing bugles, having got there by bike and on foot. It would have been SO unfait, and over-the-top, to Goff them for that. I'll see if there's a podcast on that prog.
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>UPDATE: Nah, nowt!
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>Cheers
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>Terry