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minus-squaremustardmanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoI would consider Korea a draw. I wonder how much people conflate the two wars as they had similar objectives in the same world region.
minus-squareTokenBoomer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoYeah, that’s probably the case. But not defining the 2 wars could be intentional.
minus-squareFfaerieOxide@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago“Korea” is still ongoing. It didn’t end in draw because that war/“police action” hasn’t ended yet.
minus-squareFfaerieOxide@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSo why does The US have a military presence in the south of the country?
minus-squaremustardmanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBy your logic, the war against Japan never ended because we have a base in Okinawa.
minus-squareFfaerieOxide@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMy logic is fighting on the Korean peninsula stopped with a cease fire, not a peace treaty, but yes, Okinawa and Japan are two countries the USA is currently occupying.
I would consider Korea a draw. I wonder how much people conflate the two wars as they had similar objectives in the same world region.
Yeah, that’s probably the case. But not defining the 2 wars could be intentional.
“Korea” is still ongoing.
It didn’t end in draw because that war/“police action” hasn’t ended yet.
It has functionally ended though.
So why does The US have a military presence in the south of the country?
By your logic, the war against Japan never ended because we have a base in Okinawa.
My logic is fighting on the Korean peninsula stopped with a cease fire, not a peace treaty, but yes, Okinawa and Japan are two countries the USA is currently occupying.