The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 3 months agoIt's probably for the best though.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageIt's probably for the best though.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 3 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareobre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThis was said at the beginning of the Korean war about the Battle of Incheon which would take place a few months later
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoShould be a giveaway considering the date, and location of the quote lol
minus-squareobre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoAlternate timeline: MacArthur defects to the axis, leads Imperial Japanese troops in the crushing of the 1950 Korean revolution.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months agoInteresting quote from the time period, given his other hot takes from the Korean War were “Let’s Nuke Half of China” He actually got removed from command because he was genuinely too stupid to realize the USSR wouldn’t let that happen without retaliation.
minus-squareRedAggroBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoNot too stupid. He wanted the world war back.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI count that as pretty freaking stupid
minus-squareRedAggroBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThere’s far more malice than stupidity. I believe he was actually evil
This was said at the beginning of the Korean war about the Battle of Incheon which would take place a few months later
Should be a giveaway considering the date, and location of the quote lol
Alternate timeline: MacArthur defects to the axis, leads Imperial Japanese troops in the crushing of the 1950 Korean revolution.
Interesting quote from the time period, given his other hot takes from the Korean War were “Let’s Nuke Half of China”
He actually got removed from command because he was genuinely too stupid to realize the USSR wouldn’t let that happen without retaliation.
Not too stupid. He wanted the world war back.
I count that as pretty freaking stupid
There’s far more malice than stupidity. I believe he was actually evil