Korea? You mean that war fought by the United Nations to defend against an aggressive invasion from their much more powerful (and foreign-backed) neighbours? That Korea?
Not sure the downvotes are fair. You’re certainly not wrong about the underlying reason that the US supported it.
But I do think it’s a bit off base because it ignores the fact that this wasn’t an attempt to ideologically spread communism, it was an attempt by one communist country (backed by two other much more powerful communist countries) to invade and force their style of authoritarian communism onto their neighbour.
You’re probably thinking of Vietnam. Although even that, to say it was “for the French” would be a massive exaggeration. French Indochina ended before the start of the Vietnam War (known locally as the American War) proper, and France regaining its former colonies was never on the table, no matter the outcome. American foreign policy at the time was staunchly anti-imperial. Or at least anti the form of explicit imperialism Europe had engaged in over the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
You are right it was mainly Vietnam. Except I had a friend whose dad fought side by side with the french in Korea. Looking it up they didn’t have a huge force there but were present.
Sure, but that’s because, as said, the Korean War was fought by the United Nations. A huge number of countries were involved in a small way. It was certainly not “for the French”.
Korea? You mean that war fought by the United Nations to defend against an aggressive invasion from their much more powerful (and foreign-backed) neighbours? That Korea?
The Korean war was about preventing the spread of communism.
Not sure the downvotes are fair. You’re certainly not wrong about the underlying reason that the US supported it.
But I do think it’s a bit off base because it ignores the fact that this wasn’t an attempt to ideologically spread communism, it was an attempt by one communist country (backed by two other much more powerful communist countries) to invade and force their style of authoritarian communism onto their neighbour.
Sure but the situation in south Korea at the time was horribly unjust, I don’t think there were good sides in that war.
Yeah probably accurate.
Still not really any business of the US though, is it?
Well, if they were asked by the South Korean government for help…
Sure. And those communists had an army back by their powerful Communist ally invading…
For the French.
Korea had nothing to do with France.
You’re probably thinking of Vietnam. Although even that, to say it was “for the French” would be a massive exaggeration. French Indochina ended before the start of the Vietnam War (known locally as the American War) proper, and France regaining its former colonies was never on the table, no matter the outcome. American foreign policy at the time was staunchly anti-imperial. Or at least anti the form of explicit imperialism Europe had engaged in over the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.
You are right it was mainly Vietnam. Except I had a friend whose dad fought side by side with the french in Korea. Looking it up they didn’t have a huge force there but were present.
Sure, but that’s because, as said, the Korean War was fought by the United Nations. A huge number of countries were involved in a small way. It was certainly not “for the French”.