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US Intervention and Mass Killings
- The US intervention in Korea is often framed as protecting the South from communist aggression.
- However, the South Korean regime, backed by the US, was responsible for mass killings and disappearances before June 1950.
Police Action and Myths
- Truman called the Korean War a "police action" to protect the South.
- This masked the US support for a brutal government, aided by myths propagated by the press, military, and White House.
Impact on the US
- The Korean War shaped the US national security state, influencing its economy and politics.
- It fostered a Cold War mythology that persisted beyond the Cold War itself.