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Why did President Harry Truman fire General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War?
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MacArthur wanted to escalate the war.
MacArthur deployed nuclear weapons.
MacArthur deployed forces into Cambodia.
MacArthur advocated invading Soviet territory.
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MacArthur wanted to escalate the war.
Truman dismissed him for publicly and repeatedly opposing administration policy and advocating expansion (attacks into China, bombing/manchurian targets and even nuclear use), which violated civilian control and risked a wider war.
Truman dismissed him for publicly and repeatedly opposing administration policy and advocating expansion (attacks into China, bombing/manchurian targets and even nuclear use), which violated civilian control and risked a wider war.
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