Why Every Military Leader Agreed MacArthur Had to Be Fired - The Unanimous Verdict скачать в хорошем качестве

Why Every Military Leader Agreed MacArthur Had to Be Fired - The Unanimous Verdict

April 9, 1951, Pentagon: President Truman called emergency meeting about General Douglas MacArthur. MacArthur commanded UN forces in Korea. MacArthur publicly contradicting Truman. MacArthur advocating policies Truman rejected. MacArthur insubordinate. Truman asked each person: Should MacArthur be fired? Secretary of Defense George Marshall: Fire him. Secretary of State Dean Acheson: Fire him. General Omar Bradley, Chairman Joint Chiefs: Fire him. General J. Lawton Collins, Army Chief of Staff: Fire him. Admiral Forrest Sherman, Naval Operations Chief: Fire him. General Hoyt Vandenberg, Air Force Chief: Fire him. Every single military and civilian leader agreed: MacArthur must be relieved. April 11, 1951: Truman fired MacArthur. Public outraged. Truman's approval dropped to 22%. May-June 1951: Congress held hearings. Joint Chiefs testified MacArthur's strategy wrong, MacArthur insubordinate. Bradley testified: MacArthur's strategy "would involve us in wrong war, at wrong place, at wrong time, and with wrong enemy." Military establishment supported Truman's decision. History vindicated Truman. #truman #macarthur #koreanwar #April1951 #GeneralMacArthur #omarbradley #GeorgeMarshall #JointChiefs #militaryhistory #CivilianControl #TrumanMacArthur #1951 #historydocumentary #presidentialhistory #americanhistory #history #wwii #ww2 #coldwar #americanarmy Disclaimer: Based on documented meeting records, Congressional testimony, and verified documentation. For educational purposes.