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Originally posted by Reza
Now its understandable but wasn't the conflict originally between north and South Korea? Sorry I don't follow this kinda stuff.
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Short summary. I THINK I remember the situation.
During WWII Japan occupied all of Korea. After it's liberation responsibility for rebuilding the nation was split between the US and USSR (South/North). The North become a communist state while the south was capitalist.
Originally the US didn't really supply the South with weapons. The USSR has no qualms and gave weapons to the North all the time. Eventually North Korea invaded the South and pretty much kicked their asses.
The US (and other allies) began supporting the South. They pushed the NK forces back into the Northern half of the peninsula. At this time China entered the war and it became a stalemate. No one wanted to continue so a truce was signed which locked the borders where they were, but did not end the war.
So essentially we have been sitting at this status quo for 60 years now.