Re: [OT]Nukes... tunnels.... boom....

In a message dated 3/10/02 7:31:05 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
derekfulton@bigpond.com writes:

> BTW EX-president Clinton was recently in Australia on a paid speaking 
> engagement. In the course of the address he made a comments stating to
the 
> effect that the US was the unbeatable nation in the field of arms
since the 
> end of WW2. At this point a old gentlemen in the audience lept to his
feet 
> and yelled "What about Korea?"
> 
> To which johnmatkinson@yahoo.com (John Atkinson)
> replied:
> 
Consider the source.  I mean, the guy was a draft
dodger, his grip on military history can't be all that
great.

Actually his grip on military history is not all that bad. 1. Korea had
a 
majrity of US troops and command, but a lot of nations participated in
that 
one. The UN forces wiped up the North Koreans to the border of China,
and 
then fell back against overwhelming pressure from a fresh offensive by
the 
Chinese army. They then came back to push the Chinese back beyond Seoul.

"Technically" that war is still on-going as neither side has gone beyond
the 
negotiated cease-fire.
So you would be more accurate to say the US, (UN) won against the North 
Koreans, and beat the Chinese to a cease-fire :o)

John went on to say:
>The old gentleman would have been better off
>referencing another Asian conflict that's a bit closer
>to Australia where US political objectives were not
>achieved (although without dishonor to American
>_arms_, which achieved every task set for them and
>were never defeated on the field of battle).

Yes, the US finally said, "We don't want to play anymore." Much like
several 
other nations around the world have said when they got involved in not
so 
civil wars :o)

Randy :o)