BF+-+Korean+War

Was the Korean War a success or failure?

From a purely military view it was a technically a success. The UN along with the US did stop the North Korean and Chinese armed forces from permanently overrunning South Korea and it did not endanger the US or any of the other UN nations. The original goal as the UN entered was to stop the advance. Although Korea still contained strong Communist Powers.

Many argue that the loss of life was not worth simply making a border at the same place as before in July 7, 1953 however (the 38th parallel). They say that for the number of American lives lost that to simply have everything return to as it was before the War. The main problem with the war was that there was a large loss of life while the war returned to the original point and there was no movement in their stand point.