網友們為朝鮮戰爭勝負爭的麵紅耳赤。中國慘勝也好，慘敗也罷。想起三件史實。眾所共知, 約翰遜總統挑起和擴大了越南戰爭。約翰遜曾對越南美軍總司令William Westmoreland 說戰爭靠老弟了，但不要耍麥克阿瑟花招。原話是 "I have a lot riding on you. I hope you don't pull a MacArthur on me." 其二有人主張美地麵部隊跨過十七分界線，約翰遜問了中國參戰，咋辦？約翰遜非但反對進入北越，也反對在北越搞破壞 （insurgence).
最後，且聽麥克阿瑟對肯尼總統的忠告。意即今後不要再捲入地麵戰爭，以美國的經濟實力和無敵海軍力量足矣。真實記彔如下：
Kennedy-MacArthur meeting in August 1962, which was “recorded by… a White House taping system.” The general told Kennedy that America’s greatest strength was its economy, and its greatest military asset in Asia and the Pacific was its unmatched naval power. The United States will always be outnumbered in Asia on the ground, MacArthur said, but “[t]he sea, beyond question, is ours.” If the U.S. achieves victory over our communist enemies, MacArthur continued, “In the last analysis, the difference will be the Navy.”
當年是如此，現在呢？
