Under the Truman Doctrine, we had an obligation to stop the spread of Communism throughout the world. We should've given MacArthur free reign to handle the war, but Truman was a wuss. Talk about millions of lives. Think of the millions of lives that would've been spared had the USA defeated the Soviet Union & Red China in the 50's. A "global" Manifest Destiny which would've been realized long ago. Think of the ramifications. Wars like the one we're fighting now would not be happening.
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