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7. Hardly

Reply to Wifes husband (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 01:59 PM

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He single handedly desegregated the military which helped the modern Civil Rights movement immensely. The Marshall Plan revived Western Europe and saved democracy for hundreds of millions of people. South Korea is free and prosperous today thanks to his involvement in the Korean War. He wasn't perfect but he was vastly better than mediocre.

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