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All,

It seems as though all decisions - on all sides - were ill-informed. It seems hard to popint at something going right and was actually planned.

1) Could anyone else but MacArthur have been appointed? Was it totally impossible to overlook him? after all, he was in 70's

2) Was it possible to stop at 38 line in 1950 and somehow get to talk to China about this?

3) Was it possible (prior to 1950) to get red of Syngman Rhe? To somehow work with what was possible in the entire Korea?

4) Was it inevitable to have China getting involved? Could it have been possible to invade like half of North Korea and maker a deal with China where everybody avoids loosing face (kick out Kim Il-Sung and Syngman?)

Really going back to 1945 - What about NOT rely on Japanese forces to the extent US did? would it have made a major difference?

It is a fascinating piece of history, but still remains a bit of an enigma

Ivan
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