Yes, that's part of the problem.  There was no end to it, officially, and no
celebration,no victory.   So Americans had rather forget it was ever waged.
:(

But  it was (and still is) a very real conflict, as we have been reminded by
the N. Koreans time and again.  I fear they will be tougher than the Iraqis
or the Taliban to conquer.  You will note that I didn't include Al Queda in
that list, as I don't think we will ever be able to declare a clear victory
over them as they are too widely scattered and too underground a force to
deal with in traditional military fashion.

I think it's very ironic that Bush is seeking aid from the very body he
scorned a year ago.  He's realising all too well that America can no longer
afford to act on its own and we cannot operate in a vacuum.

NOTE: for those  of you wondering about my sudden verbosity, I'm home sick w/
a cold today.  Ugh...

Kat

On Monday 29 September 2003 12:09 pm, you wrote:
> Kat,
>
>        That war(Korea) was never over. CNN is running a series on the
> demilitarized zone.
> Bobby
>
> > My dad - a WWII and Korean vet (fought in both wars) used to say the
> > Korean vets were the forgotten ones.  Unfortunately he was right.