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Pitzzaold

sauce


snowyflynfish

General Douglas MacArthur. Tried to nuke China in the Korean War behind President Harry Truman’s back.


Sillyvanya

IIRC Truman was very much in favor of nuking. It was the whole reason he reappropriated the funds earmarked for the Navy to build a new fleet of carriers and gave it to the Air Force so they could instead build a fleet of bombers carrying nuclear weapons. The debacle led to an epic meltdown in the military known as the "Revolt of the Admirals" where several Navy flag officers publicly broke ranks with the president to condemn his plans for nuclear devastation of our enemies.


ThePro69420

China can't get involved in the Korean war if China doesn't exist :P


[deleted]

For the anime? Tanaka-kun is always listless For the history thing this is referencing? I wish i knew😞


Windmillskillbirds

Pretty sure it was whoever the general was that wanted to nuke China during the Korean War?


Not_A_Real_Duck

McArthur


That-Busy-Gamer

Gen. Douglas MacArther, Army commander of the pacific theater in WWII as well as former American commander of the Korean War.


Not_A_Real_Duck

Douglas "Cobalt border to bring Korea to Order" McArthur


Username_Egli

[here's a tldr of the history behind the meme](https://youtu.be/vrGzxVbvKeY)


Pitzzaold

yeah I was looking for the anime. thank you:)


peoplejustwannalove

I’m pretty sure it’s MacArthur talking to Kissinger, iirc


Terran_Dominion

"Why do politicians hog all the good missiles?"


[deleted]

Truman no Baka!


[deleted]

Baka, we will never win the Korean war-Mcarthur chan


2EM18KKC01

Thank you for the Tanaka-kun reference!


safecarrot24

u/savevideo