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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Interesting quote from the time period, given his other hot takes from the Korean War were "Let's Nuke Half of China"

He actually got removed from command because he was genuinely too stupid to realize the USSR wouldn't let that happen without retaliation.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not too stupid. He wanted the world war back.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I count that as pretty freaking stupid

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

There's far more malice than stupidity. I believe he was actually evil