pirandello - 26 Jun 07 - 12:26 PM

"People have long memories; especially in Korea's case. America was, and is, perceived as an Imperialist aggressor. America's invasion of North Korea and the subsequent defeat of hers and Allied forces by the Red Army of China which came to the aid of the Koreans is still remembered."

Now that has got to be the most twisted take on the Korean War that I have ever read.

From Wikipedia:
The Korean War began as a civil war fought from 1950–1953 on the Korean Peninsula, which had been divided by the post-World War II Soviet and American occupation zones. The civil war began on June 25, 1950, when North Korea attacked South Korea. The civil war was greatly expanded when the United States, and later China entered the conflict. The conflict ended when a cease-fire was reached on July 27, 1953.

The principal support on the side of the North was China, with limited assistance by Soviet combat advisors, military pilots, and weapons. South Korea was supported by United Nations (U.N.) forces, primarily from the United States, although many other nations also contributed personnel. When the conflict began, North and South Korea existed as provisional governments competing for control over the Korean peninsula after the Division of Korea by the United States and the Soviet Union.

Points of Note:
1) The aggressor was North Korea - documented fact
2) Defence of South Korea was undertaken by a United Nations Force of which the US provided the major part - documented fact.
3) The "Red Army of China" played no part in the conflict, no such force existed. It certainly did not defeat anybody - documented fact.
4) The Chinese force that took part in the conflict was the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, not the Chinese People's Liberation Army - documented fact.
5) I would be prepared to wager quite a sum that the people of North Korea now look at their brothers in the South and dearly wish that the Chinese had stayed at home - personal observation.