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South Koreans doubt relevance of MacArthur
More than 50 years after he directed a brilliant amphibious invasion that repelled North Korean forces during the Korean War, Gen. Douglas MacArthur is no longer welcome. The focus of the latest outpouring of South Korea's anti-Americanism is on a bronze statue of the general, mounted on a massive 16-foot slab of concrete in this port city's Freedom Park. Police have guarded the statue 24 hours a day since it was targeted three years ago by protest groups angry with American policies.
Pull the guards. Let the vandals destroy the statue. It's their country. We'll know next time not to bother sending another McArthur...
Now civic groups are angry that taxpayer money is being spent to protect the monument. The dispute over the MacArthur statue is symbolic of South Korea's internal debates over its history, the division between North and South and sweeping generational changes. "In the urgency of the Korean War, he was the hero," said Choe Woong-ki, 68, looking at the statue. "I don't know what other people think, but for someone like me who has been through the Korean War, he was a contributor to our country. I don't understand."
How do you want your Chinese food prepared...losers.
Posted by: Captain America 2005-01-18
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=53982