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General Douglas MacArthur: I requested permission to bomb the Yangtze bridges to keep the Chinese out of Korea. They said, "You might bomb the southern half of the bridges only." In my 50 years of military service, I have never learned how to bomb half a bridge
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I requested permission for hot pursuit of enemy aircraft
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into their privileged sanctuary above the Yalu
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That request was denied
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I requested permission to bomb the Yalu bridges to keep the Chinese out of Korea
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They said
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you might bomb
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the southern half of the bridges only
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In my 50 years of military service
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I have never learned how to bomb half a bridge
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Movie Summary
Biopic of General Douglas MacArthur covering his war exploits during WW2 and the Korean War.
