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Had the North Koreans managed to overrun the American defensive line in 1950 and captured Taegu, letting them drive to Pusan, and Truman had chosen to call it quits rather than try to fight on somehow, how might this have affected the Cold War, not to mention American politics? After all, it would have began with a total humiliation for America, and we'd have Kim il-sung running the entire peninsula so would North Korea play a larger role in the Cold War as a result? And would it still be around today?
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