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> Military objectives were achieved in Afghanistan, but not in Korea Hard disagree on Korea. South Korea is a hell of an ally, very inconvenient for the PRC.
by riversflow 3y ago
> Military objectives were achieved in Afghanistan, but not in Korea
Hard disagree on Korea. South Korea is a hell of an ally, very inconvenient for the PRC.
- DoughnutHole 3y agoJust because the US got a useful ally in the long run doesn’t mean that the military objective was met. That wasn’t the objective of the war. The objective of the US once they pushed back the initial invasion in the Korean War was to destroy the DPRK, force communism out of Korea, and unify the country. They failed. The war became a stalemate once China got directly involved. If Vietnam becomes a stalwart ally of the US over the next 20 years that won’t mean the Vietnam War was a success just because the US ended up eventually having a useful interest in the region.
- l33t7332273 3y ago> That wasn’t the objective of the war The objective of the war was to prevent the spread of communism. That goal was achieved.