The Tension Between The United States And The Korean War
According to the National Security Council, the US must expand, train, and equip the South Korean army in order to help them protect themselves from North Korea and any other forces. Shtykov’s recommends that the north and the south do not start a civil war, because a war can lead the US to give more aid to Syngmann Rhee, the leader of South Korea. From its past mistakes and being unsuccessful in China, the US would more likely intervene with the Korean affairs, they would do what it takes to support Rhee. The US would not let a war stop them, if the US were to withdraw from South Korea then this would allow Sung to dominate all of Korea and would violate the commitments made by the US. As a result, it would lead the United Nations to believe that the US used it as a reason to withdraw from