Divergence between Canada and the US on the Issue of "UN Forces" Advancing across the 38th Paralle during Korean War
Abstract
September 1950 "United Nations" After the success of the Inchon landing, the U.S. decided to "United Nations forces" across the 38 ° line, reunification of Korea by force, contrary to the original UN resolution, caused by differences within the West. Since the beginning of Korean War, Canada that advocates restoration of the pre-war state, against the West reunification of Korea by force, because the fear the Chinese troops, the war expanded, the overall threat to Western strategic interests. The end of September when the United Nations to discuss North Korea issue, Canada has also taken various measures to try to prevent the war expanded. However, it cast a last minute "Eight proposal" of the votes, agreed that "UN forces" over the 38 ° line, decisions and actions clearly demonstrate a serious dislocation. In the East-West confrontation of the Cold War era of serious, dominated by U.S. hegemony, for the maintenance of Western values and the "free system" security, respect for American prestige, the second-world countries such Canada, it is impossible to stand on the peace position