Comments on: And there was always the haunting fear that a bigger war might start, elsewhere https://www.isegoria.net/2020/11/and-there-was-always-the-haunting-fear-that-a-bigger-war-might-start-elsewhere/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:58:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Bob Sykes https://www.isegoria.net/2020/11/and-there-was-always-the-haunting-fear-that-a-bigger-war-might-start-elsewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3300618 Bob Sykes Thu, 26 Nov 2020 13:10:30 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47273#comment-3300618 “American and ROK forces were under no immediate pressure forcing them backward.”

What utter nonsense. That pretty much invalidates everything Fehrenbach wrote.

]]> By: Wang Wei Lin https://www.isegoria.net/2020/11/and-there-was-always-the-haunting-fear-that-a-bigger-war-might-start-elsewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3300325 Wang Wei Lin Thu, 26 Nov 2020 02:02:25 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47273#comment-3300325 Being held captive by any Asian enemy is much worse than battle. Similar descriptions of torture during WW2 are noted during the battle of Io Jima and the Pacific theatre. Previews of Korea and Vietnam.

]]> By: Purpleslog https://www.isegoria.net/2020/11/and-there-was-always-the-haunting-fear-that-a-bigger-war-might-start-elsewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3300169 Purpleslog Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:27:41 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47273#comment-3300169 My dad was with the 1st Marine division there in Korea at that time. After the Chinese intervened, he told me his biggest fear wasn’t getting killed. His biggest fear was becoming a POW of the Chinese. Once before he had told me about a guy on the transport ship that he was on that took them over Who had been a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II. Apparently that guy had some pretty horrific stories of how they were treated.

]]> By: Harry Jones https://www.isegoria.net/2020/11/and-there-was-always-the-haunting-fear-that-a-bigger-war-might-start-elsewhere/comment-page-1/#comment-3300168 Harry Jones Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:14:03 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=47273#comment-3300168 Fear of a larger fight is what intimidation tactics depend on. Ask yourself: why wouldn’t the other side be fearful of a larger fight? Why should you be the one to back down?

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