This is why 28,500 troops are still in Korea.

[davidpdx]

127. Your facts are so wrong I don't know where to start

First, the Republic of Korea was established on August 15, 1948. August 15 IS independence day here. Second, North Korea established their own government on September 9, 1948. These clearly were TWO separate countries. What you are spewing is some kind of historical revisionism (here are the citations for both of these facts (1) (2)).

Third, North Korea attacked South Korea on June 25, 1950. Forth, China and the Soviet Union backed North Korea. In fact it was Stalin who gave his blessing to Kim to attack (3) (4).

Fifth, as previously mentioned North Korea murdered millions of Koreans when they attacked South Korea. Carpet bombing? What the fuck do you think North Korea did to Seoul? They fucking leveled the goddamn city. Does that not also count as carpet bombing? In fact, North Korea destroyed almost ALL of South Korea except for a small area called the Pusan Perimeter. So please tell me who committed mass murder in starting the war?

Sorry on the first five you've been pawn'd.

Sixth, as I said in my previous post (which you either didn't read, or can't read), I know the history of Korea and the circumstances under which the country was founded. Seventh, I also know the circumstances under which the initial division was made prior to the end of the war in order to administer the country post-war. Eighth, yes most Koreans were opposed to the division. However, most Koreans couldn't decide whether they wanted a communist government (dictatorship) or too work toward a democracy. All three of these points once again show that I know Korean history.

No, democracy did not happen over night. It took decades. Not only was Rhee a dictator, but as I pointed out in my previous post the current president's father was a dictator for two decades.

You are quick to criticize history, to try to revise it as though we would have been better off leaving the Koreans in the hands of the Kim family. Your revisionist history leaves out a few things: 1) South Korea would not be the 13th biggest economy in the world; 2) the country would not have a per capita GDP 30th in the world with an average wage of $35,000 compared to $1,800 in North Korea.

So go ahead and continue to change the facts to suit your version of history instead of reality.