American Caesar
Thanks for the reply, General.
Some thoughts I've had on this scenario:
I could see MacArthur pushing for confrontation with the USSR over the Berlin Airlift. It was still ongoing and continued in our timeline for several months after the presidential inaugaration in 1949. If that happens the Soviets could win initial war on the continent only to be nuked back nto their borders and beyond. That would shatter the few economies still standing after WWII.
I could also see Chiang receiving considerable military aid. Of course this aid would likely be tied to concessions for America in their economy. An American bombing campaign would also likely be launched from Japan.
Should MacArthur make it to a second term, I would really be interested in how he'd deal with Iran (Dr.
Mohammed Mossadegh and Operation Ajax), decolonization (Suez Crisis), and Israel.
Should MacArthur destroy the USSR, shatter the last vestiges of European independence, and make China satellite, the world would be at his feet. American Caesar indeed.
