Originally Posted by Steve Rupe

I of course knew that you would come back with this same tired BS. The military was ordered to hold at the 38th Parallel and that is exactly what they did. General MacArthur had originally exceeded his authority, crossed the 38th Parallel and took our military to the border of China. When China entered the battle he was told to retreat back to the 38th Parallel and hold there. It was never the intention of President Truman to take and hold North Korea.

Originally Posted by Steve Rupe

In Vietnam our Military was ordered by President Nixon to leave Vietnam because of civilian pressure to do so and our military was withdrawn from Vietnam in 1973 and two years later in 1975 the NVA conquered South Vietnam's forces.