J.K. Paasikivi on dumb Western leaders and the Korean War

Former Finnish President J.K. Paasikivi (1946-1956) was apparently none too impressed by the quality of Western leadership at the start of the Korean War.

5 Comments

  1. Posted April 12, 2006 at 10:01 am | Permalink

    Am I missing something? The list of people Paasikivi castigates, - at least as detailed in the excerpt — all of whom, except Roosevelt, are richly deserving of disdain — don’t include any of those responsible for the West’s involvement in the Korean war. Your headline thus seems very misleading.

  2. Posted April 12, 2006 at 10:17 am | Permalink

    Paasikivi was castigating Western leadership in general, although you’re right–the guys on the list were not involved, as far as I know, with the Korean War.

  3. dogbertt your flag
    Posted April 12, 2006 at 10:48 am | Permalink

    Considering that Finland was, at that time, well, Finlandized, it’s obvious what was going on.

  4. slim your flag
    Posted April 12, 2006 at 11:41 am | Permalink

    Another slow news day. Didn’t Hines Ward get a manicure in Apkujong or something?

  5. dogbertt your flag
    Posted April 12, 2006 at 11:59 am | Permalink

    Check out http://www.occidentalism.org ’s latest update for some actual timely information about Korean society.

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