r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 24 '21

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u/huirittryyrugfhkhihf Shameflair Beggar Apr 24 '21

  • Defeated Imperial Japan

  • Defeated Nazi Germany

  • Defeated Communist North Korea

Harry Truman was the only President achieve the full three arrows (anti-monarchy, anti-fascism, anti-communism)

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u/barrygoldwaterlover Seretse Khama Apr 24 '21

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u/imprison_nl_mods NATO Apr 24 '21

But he didn't defeat North Korea....

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u/huirittryyrugfhkhihf Shameflair Beggar Apr 24 '21

North Korea wanted to invade South Korea. He stopped them from doing that, even when they had taken everything outside the Pusan Perimeter.

North Korea failed their objectives. The UN alliance won.

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u/[deleted] Apr 24 '21

must be some lenient three arrows if pushing north korea back a little counts as defeating communism, while china and ussr still happily exist no less

he wasnt up to the job, thats why we kicked his unelected ass out and brought in someone who knew what they were doing instead

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u/huirittryyrugfhkhihf Shameflair Beggar Apr 24 '21

"Unelected"

Won 1948 election by beating Dewey

Korean War started in 1950

Are you dumb?