Truman had it right when he described MacArthur as a "stupid son-of-a-bitch"
Life is truly noncredible
GOD I WANT TO DIE IN A NUCLEAR WAR
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I never said anything about the boarder,
That's MacArthur's suggestion, which is what the topic started on.
and I think nuking is way past the stage of discussing whether or not to invade.
... so your proposal here is to start an indefinite war and occupation which will alienate us from every major ally in the 1950s, kill literal millions of Chinese civilians and God knows how many American and Chinese soldiers, risk the Soviet Union directly entering the war to defend China, especially as this was before the Sino-Soviet split, and normalize the use of nuclear weapons, in exchange for...
... the possibility of overthrowing the PRC?