Was Truman Right To Fire MacArthur?

[cpeeks]

The point im making is we have different rank structures than germany, there not called field marshalls.

[Derek]

I'd love to see him run with Joseph McCarthy.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The point im making is we have different rank structures than germany, there not called field marshalls.

And as I pointed out, the Philippine Army does have the rank of Field Marshall, which MacArthur held from August 24, 1936. On July 26, 1941, when FDR federalized the Philippine Army, he also recalled MacArthur to active duty in the U.S. Army at his U.S. retired rank of Major General.  However, MacArthur continued to wear what he called his "Philippine field marshal's cap" which added some extra gold trim above the visor to a regulation U.S. Army general's cap until Truman fired him.

It's bad enough you didn't bother check the facts the first time in order to make your snide comment, but you didn't bother to take note of why your comment was incorrect after it had been pointed out.

[J. J.]

Of course not. We have Truman to thank for the fact that we still have North Korea.

We rather have to thank Truman there weren't nuclear war.

Actually, it was Eisenhower's threat of using nuclear weapons that forced the armistice

[cpeeks]

 I think it was just a bluff just like the threat in Vietnam, I actually believe the  only reason we used them in WW2 is we wanted to see what they would do.