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> [“The surprise pointed up a continuing of American Intelligence. The various intelligence agencies poured a vast amount of information into Washington; they knew the numbers of divisions, guns, tanks, and naval craft of potential enemies. But this intelligence could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/the-surprise-pointed-up-a-continuing-of-american-intelligence-the/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

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## More by T.R. Fehrenbach

> [“Neither the Russians nor the Americans were the cleverest people, or the most experienced, in the world that followed 1945. The French were rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/neither-the-russians-nor-the-americans-were-the-cleverest-people-or/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“None of them were equipped, trained, or mentally prepared for combat. For the first time in recent history, American ground units had been committed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/none-of-them-were-equipped-trained-or-mentally-prepared-for-combat/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“The U.N. air interdiction against North Korea went on, destroying what little was left of its economy, making life utterly miserable for its people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/the-u-n-air-interdiction-against-north-korea-went-on-destroying-what/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“It was inevitable that the United States should take the position that the North Korean Communist State must now be destroyed for its lawlessness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/it-was-inevitable-that-the-united-states-should-take-the-position/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“Emotionally and politically, Syngman Rhee could not accept the armistice terms. They left his nation and people divided; they left a million South Koreans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/emotionally-and-politically-syngman-rhee-could-not-accept-the/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“Every age has a people or a culture that believes the shortest distance between dreams and goals is a bomb, a bullet, a gas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/every-age-has-a-people-or-a-culture-that-believes-the-shortest/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“In July, 1950, one news commentator rather plaintively remarked that warfare had not changed so much, after all. For some reason, ground troops still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/in-july-1950-one-news-commentator-rather-plaintively-remarked-that/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“The surprise pointed up a continuing of American Intelligence. The various intelligence agencies poured a vast amount of information into Washington; they knew the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/the-surprise-pointed-up-a-continuing-of-american-intelligence-the/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“And it was no accident, in the late forties, that the makers of American policy, unwilling to backtrack with the public, began to try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/and-it-was-no-accident-in-the-late-forties-that-the-makers-of/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“the knowledge in men's minds had far more meaning for the future than whatever blood coursed in their veins.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/the-knowledge-in-men-s-minds-had-far-more-meaning-for-the-future-than/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“Americans who felt, and still feel, that their soldiers taken by a power of different culture and lesser standards of humanity should be, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/americans-who-felt-and-still-feel-that-their-soldiers-taken-by-a/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“Something new had happened. The United States had gone to war, not under enemy attack, nor to protect the lives or property of American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/something-new-had-happened-the-united-states-had-gone-to-war-not/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“To remain a great power, the United States had to provide the best in nuclear delivery systems. But to properly exercise that power with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/to-remain-a-great-power-the-united-states-had-to-provide-the-best-in/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“Half contemptuously, American military men spoke of “elusive” Lin Piao, and of the “poet” Mao Tse-tung. Mao Tse-tung, Premier of China, had already revealed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/half-contemptuously-american-military-men-spoke-of-elusive-lin-piao/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

> [“And while the most desperate hours of the men within the Perimeter were passing, a second battle had been raging in their rear, back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-r-fehrenbach-2/and-while-the-most-desperate-hours-of-the-men-within-the-perimeter/)

[T.R. Fehrenbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-r-fehrenbach-2/)

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