The problem with Mac in Korea, is that both sides was right: China was sticking its finger in the pie, and the best way to stop that, and win the war, would be to take it to them. However, in this area, Truman was also right: On the broader geopolitical stage, doing so would have escalated the war to unknown heights. In the end, Truman made the right call: Get Mac out of there, but at the cost of leaving Korea the mess it is now. I'd take that over a 1950's nuclear WW3.
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