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Officially, the war as we know it today has been going on since June 25th, 1950 when the north attcked the south in a bid to reunite the country by force. You see, although it officially began in 1950, it technically began in 1945 at the end of WW2 when the US and Russia divided the country along the 38th parallel. This was after liberating Korea from Japanese occupation. The south developed under democratic rule, while the north developed under communist rule, led by Kim Il Song, the father of the north's current leader.
On June 25th, 1950, with the permission and blessing of Joseph Stalin (Russia), the north attacked the south. The north would have sicceeded in it's quest if it were not for Douglas MacArthur and the Incheon landing which attacked the north's forces in the rear and cut of their supply lines. His forces then pushed as far as China, at which time the Chinese jumped into the war and there was much back and forth until things were pretty much the way they were at the start of the war...divided roughly along the 38th parallel in July of 1953.
No peace treaty was signed...only a ceasefire. Therefore the war continues today
Steve Herman @W7VOA 23m
KCNA statement broadcast at 0328 UTC: "Unpardonable treacherous crime to turn Kaesong Industrial Zone" into "hotbed of confrontation."
Originally posted by magma
I just want it to happen sooner rather than later.
Soooo many threads... Sooo many...
Originally posted by Infernalis
Originally posted by magma
I just want it to happen sooner rather than later.
Soooo many threads... Sooo many...
I'm sorry but I just don't understand the mentality behind complaining about excessive threads on a subject as critical as a massive war that will have untold consequences and potentially pull us into a broader conflict at a point where our financial situation is already strained past the point of sanity.
Frankly I'm sick of hearing that excuse constantly on this board in general, but on this subject it's a little shallow and naive. I know allot of them are fear mongering and attention whoring, but I think it's important to get as many sides of the story as possible and am grateful to the OP for bringing good information to my attention.
It's pretty sad that we're so jaded to desire conflict just to get it out of the way.
Wah, now we both cried!edit on 4/11/13 by Infernalis because: Wah
Chinese Political Scientist Predicts War on Korean Peninsula 70-80% Chance