“In 1953, after the armistice ending the Korean War, South Korea lay in ruins. President Eisenhower was eager to put an end to hostilities that had left his predecessor deeply unpopular, and the war ended in an uneasy stalemate.” WarEndsLeftPresidentLaysSouthRuinsKoreaHostilityKoreanUneasyPredecessorsSouth KoreaKorean WarArmisticeStalematePresident Eisenhower Author:Noah Feldman
“When the [US] president writes to Kim Jong Il, the son, the Dear Leader, he doesn't call him Dear Mr President, he calls him Dear Mr Secretary. Have you ever noticed that? Why is that? Because he's not the president of North Korea, he's the head of the Communist Party, the North Korean Workers' Party and he's the head of the Army. He's not head of the state. The head of the state is his father, who's been dead for 15 years.” WritingYearsStatesFatherPresidentPartyLeaderSonArmyWorkersDearCommunistSecretaryKoreaNorth KoreaKoreanKimCommunist PartyUs PresidentNorth Korean Author:Christopher Hitchens
“Truman left in the middle of an unpopular war, a war of choice. Truman didn't have to go into South Korea. And he was reviled and ridiculed for the stalemate that resulted. Now, he's seen as one of the great presidents of the 20th century.” WarChoicesLeftPresidentMiddleCenturySouth20th CenturyKoreaTrumanSouth KoreaGreat PresidentsStalemate Author:Charles Krauthammer
“By threatening war against Iran, Iraq and North Korea in his now-famous "Axis of Evil" address, the president painted himself into a corner. Either Bush now goes to war against one of these regimes, or he will be humiliated and exposed as a bellicose bluff.” WarEvilPresidentIraqCornersAddressesIranExposedRegimesThreateningKoreaNorth KoreaHumiliatedAxesBluffs Author:Pat Buchanan