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The world did! 36,000 Americans died trying. The UN, led by the US, fought a brutal war in Korea from 1950-53 that nearly liberated North Korea...until Mao's
by newbie12 14y ago
The world did! 36,000 Americans died trying. The UN, led by the US, fought a brutal war in Korea from 1950-53 that nearly liberated North Korea...until Mao's Chinese army crossed into North Korea in overwhelming numbers in a surprise attack that resulted in the current stalemate. It was a global effort, over 1,000 Brits also died and hundreds from many other random countries gave their lives trying to free North Korea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
- yareally 14y agoIt would seem the UN/US's previous attempt to invade is what keeps us from trying it again. That is, fear of a reprisal from China once again. From watching documentaries on the Korean War from the point of China crossing the Yalu River into North Korea onward, it seemed like not one GI would want to face the seemingly endless waves of Chinese Infantry again. We definitely underestimated the motives and preparedness of the Chinese at the time. Any future action on North Korea without China's approval would definitely not be a good outcome for the UN or the nations involved.
- mseebach 14y agoMore immediately, the world's largest standing army and nuclear weapons also enter into the equation.
- mtts 14y agoThat's one way of putting it. Another, more correct way, would be to state North Korea invaded South Korea and the US (and its allies) stepped in to stop them. They did this not to "free North Korea" but to prevent "communism" from overrunning one of its allies. (They were also so succesful at it they pushed back North Korea almost all the way up to the Chinese border, which got China very nervous, leading to them getting involved as well).