Attributing south Korea's success after 1980 to US intervention in 1950 is disingenuous. South Korea had an economy that was similar to or slightly worse than

Attributing south Korea's success after 1980 to US intervention in 1950 is disingenuous. South Korea had an economy that was similar to or slightly worse than North Korea until the 80s. This is a classic example of "white man's burden" where south Korean success in 1980 is being attributed to white intervention in 1950, which was followed by decades of poverty. Apparently Koreans can't build a country without American help. Perhaps north Korea would also have been in much better shape without US sponsored world wide sanctions. If you want to know the consequences of American intervention, latin America is impossible to ignore. Especially Haiti.