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mission for himself. >> korea today is a very important to the united states. bret: korean war cost 37 thousand american lives, 800 thousand chinese soldiers, and as many as 4 million koreans died in a brutal conflict that lasted three years. and changed the course of history. >> we flattened north korea. to this day, this plays into minds of all koreans in the north. bret: brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. >> fact that communist forces have invaded korea is a warning. >> this was the start of the cold war. bret: today 30,000 american troops remain in korea standing vigi...

To concur independent nations, an act of aggression such as this, creating a very real danger to the security of all free nations. >> a tremendous weight of america's unbeatable air force gets set for the drive on north korean troops. bret: for a nation defeated hitler's germany and imperial japan, re repelling north korean army hardly seemed like a challenge, truman acted swiftly, deployed 7th fleet to blockade the korean coast. by july 1, new american troops were in the country. >> united infantry men have been forced to withdraw before north korean tank