Bradley's statement is based on the premise that "if we expand the war to China, we will be involved in the wrong war with the wrong opponent at the wrong time and place".
At the congressional hearing on May 15th, 1951, MacArthur suggested that the Korean War should be extended to China. Bradley then spoke: Red China is not the powerful nation seeking to dominate the world. Frankly, in the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, this strategy would involve us in the wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, And with the wrong.
Omar Nelson bradley, born on February 12th, 1893, was a teacher's family in Clark Village, Missouri. In 1911, he was admitted to West Point Military Academy. After graduation, he was assigned to the 14th Infantry Regiment to station on the Pacific coast. Bradley's failure to participate in World War I became a lifelong regret. He studied at Fort Benning Infantry School and Army Command and Staff College. In 1929, bradley returned to Fort Benning Infantry School as an instructor. During this period, he got to know Marshall and was recognized by him. In July 1939, Marshall became the army chief of staff and transferred bradley to the office of the chief of staff. In 1941, bradley became the principal of Fort Benning Infantry School, responsible for the formation of tank troops and airborne troops, and was promoted from lieutenant colonel to brigadier general.
in December, 1941, bradley was promoted to temporary major general and served as the 82nd division commander. Soon transferred to the 28th Infantry Division. In February 1943, he went to North Africa as Eisenhower's personal representative. Later, he succeeded Barton as the commander of the Second Army, and participated in the Battle of Tunisia and the landing war in Sicily. In September 1943, he served as commander of the First Army and participated in the formulation of the Normandy landing plan. From July to August, 1944, he led the First Army of the US Army to participate in the Normandy Landing War and landed in Utah and Omaha to wipe out the Germans in Cotantan Peninsula. In July 1944, the "Cobra" plan was implemented, which broke through the German defense line and broke the deadlock after landing. On August 1st, he served as commander of the 12th Army Group of the US Army, and participated in the Battle of Fares and the Battle of Ardennes. The following year, he broke through siegfried line, crossed the Rhine River, and cooperated with the 21st Allied Army Group to annihilate the German heavily armed Ruhr Group. After that, he led his troops to the Elbe River and joined forces with Soviet troops in Tolgao on April 25th.
In p>1945, he became the director of the Veterans Administration. In April 1947, recommended by Eisenhower, he was awarded a four-star general. In February 1948, he was the chief of staff of the army, and in August of the following year, he served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In September 195, he was awarded a five-star general in the army. He is the latest among the top ten five-star generals in the United States. Participated in the formulation of military strategy during the Korean War and retired in 1953. In 1973, bradley became the chairman of bulova Watch Company. On April 8, 1981, bradley died in Washington at the age of 88. He is the author of the memoir "The Story of a Soldier" and "The General Returns from a Hundred Wars".