General Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964

General Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964

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[57hms19]

Had he been president during WW2,our losses/KIA would have been reduced by 50 to 80 percent!Not a doubt in my mind.The Philippino losses would have been reduced by 99 percent,and the war would have ended sooner.

That is my view on this greatest of great Generals!

Thank goodness we had him in any capacity.

[Sarah01181225]

The BEST general who ever lived.

Once I read a long article in one of Canadian newspaper. The story was in 1st page about this General Douglas MacArthur.

What North Korea is doing now teaches us General MacArthur was right. Only if the USA president listened to him, none of this madness by North Korea wouldn't happen. He was the most wise general who ever lived. I respect him so much!!!!!

[joeyanthony123456789]

@57hms19 im glad that americans captured philippines againts the spaniards in 1880 to ww1 and the japanese in ww2 and liberated philippines after ww2 and after that lots of filipino agants u.s forces but why not the japanese lot of japanese tortured filipino and thinking american are trying to capture philippines agants thats why i hate about filipino againts u.s not terrorist

[jbeezy81275]

@57hms19 Should of let him finish the job.

[57hms19]

@Sarah01181225 You are correct beyond measure,had MacArthur been allowed today there would be one Korea.Vietnam would not have happened.And China and Russia both would be much different.To those that do not agree.I suggest reading factual accounts from the day instead of the Truman and cabinet/UK.UN twisted garbage that was all an out and out lie to try and ruin MacArthur and his stellar reputation.The public in turn fired Truman,but it was too late.Note,it is Filipino,I stand corrected.

[Mangkukutod]

@57hms19 Dude, it's Filipino not Philippino. Wrong spelling wrong.

[TommyGlint]

@NamVetBuck Are you saying the marines MARCHED to the Chosin? Demanding manpower thats just not avaliable, go ahead with your plan DESPITE it, getting 1000s of GIs killed and then complain and blame others are hardly the traits of a great man. You can't possibly blame the catastrophe that resulted in the drive to the Yalu on politicians in Washington! Fighting for a tie = stopping at the 38th parallel. Alternative to that didn't HAVE to be racing blindly North, but a vain Mac wanted the Yalu.

[NamVetBuck]

@TommyGlint Nobody but the North Koreans wanted other options about Pusan, that's a statement of the obvious. As for undermining Truman, again Mac was right and Truman was wrong. Mac wasn't off base in demanding the ability and resources to finish the job with victory. You don't fight to a tie. That's a waste of lives and treasure. That"road bound" army ? Hardly. Last time I checked the 1st Marine Division was up north,as well as the 8th Army, and the 1st MarDiv is an INFANTRY division.

[TommyGlint]

@NamVetBuck Lol, this is a cheap shot I know, but as for "armchair general" MacArthur never spent ONE SINGLE NIGHT in Korea. As for your family members who fought they have my deepest respect.

[TommyGlint]

@NamVetBuck

Nobody wanted the alternatives to Pusan; surrender or a fighting evacuation. "No substitute for Victory" equals an total undermining of Washington and his superior, the US president, right or wrong, thats what it was. A 50/50 shot??? He splits the 8th army in two and sends this road bound army North into a country that mushrooms in size to some of the roughest geography in Asia - in the winter time. Towards a Chinese army that NOBODY (as you say) knew how were going to react,

[NamVetBuck]

@TommyGlint My family served under Mac in WW2 and Korea, so that gives us a bit more gravitas as far as things go than other armchair generals here. My old man revered Mac, and he was no damned fool !

[NamVetBuck]

@TommyGlint His decision to have the Pusan Perimeter fight a holding action until Inchon landing, his statement that " there is no substitute for victory", his request to go after the sanctuary airfields, his drive to eliminate N. Korea as an entity...and as for the Chinese thing ? NOBODY knew what the Chicoms would do , so he had a 50 /50 shot at a right decision. Truman, on the other hand, had no clue, no guts to WIN the Korean war, and screw the Russians and Chicoms !