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General MacArthur wanted to bomb China and President Truman did not agree. It was settled when the President basically fired General MacArthur.
General MacArthur was defiant of President Truman's philosophy of containment in the Korean conflict so President Truman relieved him of his command in Korea on April 10th, 1951.
General MacArthur was a bad boy and ignored President Truman's orders. So Truman gave MacArthur the choice to either resign or be fired.
General MacArthur interfered with political decisions of President Truman
1951
President Harry Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War (1950 - 1953), just as President Abraham Lincoln fired General George McClellan during the USA Civil War (1861 - 1865).
Douglas MacArthur. Gen Douglas MacArthur wanted to use the atom bomb in the war, and he did not like to take orders from President Truman, so President Truman dismissed him.
General Douglas MacArthur. Wikipedia has a very good article on him. True. General Douglas MacArthur accused Truman of preventing him from bombing supply depots.
Absolutely opposite. Truman even fired MacArthur over the disagreement.
President Truman relieved General Douglas MacArthur of his command of US forces in Korea in April, 1951. Truman later explained his actions as a desire to avoid expanding the war beyond Korea's borders and possibly starting a Third World War. This strategy of "limited war" was adopted in the United States during the Cold War.
MacArthur wanted to go in and cut the Korean supply lines from behind.